A 67-year-old Ghanaian farmer, Robert Nii Amartey and his 25-year-old son, Nicholas Ayi, have recounted how they were each sentenced to seven years in prison following a sexual relationship between Nicholas and a teenage girl who later became pregnant.

The father and son, who served their sentences at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison before being transferred to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, shared their ordeal in an interview with Crime Check TV on October 21, 2026.

According to Nicholas, he began dating the girl when she was 15 years old and he was 19. However, the relationship faced opposition from the girl's family, who reported the matter to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.

Nicholas disclosed that although he initially denied being in a relationship with the girl when questioned by the police, he secretly continued seeing her despite warnings from his father and other family members.

He explained that the relationship continued until the girl became pregnant in the second year, triggering another dispute between the two families.

"I didn't listen when I was told to desist from engaging the girl in a sexual relationship until she got pregnant in the second year of our relationship. We loved each other," he recounted.

Following the pregnancy, Nicholas said the girl's family became furious and brought her to his father's house, demanding that the family take responsibility for the situation.

In an attempt to resolve the dispute amicably, his father, Robert Nii Amartey, reportedly visited the girl's family with bottles of schnapps as part of customary practices to acknowledge the pregnancy.

Robert explained that the girl's father had earlier approached him to settle the matter privately and demanded GH¢1,600, which he paid.

"The girl's father approached me and asked that we settle the matter amicably. He even requested GH¢1,600 from me, which I paid. Later, as part of cultural courtesies, I thought of sending drinks to acknowledge the pregnancy since the matter had happened already," he narrated.

According to Robert, he believed that presenting the drinks was a customary gesture intended to restore peace between the two families.

However, what he considered an attempt to resolve the dispute eventually became part of the circumstances that led to his imprisonment.

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Robert claimed that, unbeknownst to him, the girl's father had reported the matter to DOVVSU, resulting in both him and his son being invited by the police for questioning.

He said the development came as a surprise because he believed the matter had already been settled following the payment of the GH¢1,600 demanded by the girl's family.

Despite the attempted settlement, the father and son were subsequently arraigned before a court.

"My son and I were subsequently arraigned before the court. I was sentenced to 7 years for abetment and my son also to 7 years," Robert disclosed.

The 67-year-old farmer further alleged that during the court proceedings, he was not given an opportunity to provide a detailed explanation after admitting that he had presented drinks to the girl's family in an attempt to settle the matter.

According to him, he had no intention of encouraging his son's relationship with the minor and had previously warned Nicholas to stay away from her.

Nevertheless, Robert said his decision to present the customary drinks was treated as abetment as forcing marriage to the young girl, resulting in his seven-year prison sentence.

Both father and son confirmed that they pleaded guilty in court, leading to their respective sentences of seven years' imprisonment.



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