Reporter, Kweku Temeng, with files from Kevin Hill.
Sexual assault is a serious crime that can create long term physical and psychological trauma for the victim.In an interview with the Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, Cecilia Arko, we learn that the process of investigating such a crime can itself be traumatic for the victim. Also, when attempting to bypass the legal system in favour of informal redress, the family of the victim is committing a “compound crime”.
