David Hesse a 40 year old café attendant accused of defiling an eight year old girl anytime the infant went to play games at the café has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.

Hesse charged with defilement pleaded not guilty to the offence.

The court presided over by Mrs. Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku remanded Hesse into Police custody to reappear on January 25.

Prosecuting, Police Inspector Judith Asante said the complainant is the mother of the victim and live with the accused persons in the same vicinity at Teshie.

Inspector Asante said during the month of December, last year, Hesse always lured the victim to the café which also served as his sleeping place and had sex the victim

According to prosecution, on January 3, this year the complainant was bathing the victim and in the course detected that some white fluid emerging from her vagina.

Based on that prosecution said the complainant became suspicious and quizzed the victim who told her that for some time now the accused person has been having sex with her any time she visited the café to play games.

However prosecution said the victim said the accused warned hery not to inform anyone or suffer death.

Inspector Asante said the complainant sent the victim to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service at Nungua.

The complainant was issued with a medical form and she took her to the hospital where the victim was examined.

GNA