Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo has been sentenced to 90 days (3 months) in jail for posting a nude photo with her son on social media.
The actress had in June 2020 uploaded a nude photo of herself and her son to celebrate his seventh birthday. She however put down the post after it received backlash
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She also apologised and explained that the picture was to appreciate motherhood.
“As an artist, whatever I post is an artistic impression. I’m not trying to put porn on my page or playing porn with him. I am so sorry if I hurt anyone with my post this morning. I also want you to know that it wasn’t made with a bad intention,” she had said.
“What I was saying was that, no matter how naked you see your parent, don’t run away from them. Get close to them and cloth them.”
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The court delayed her sentencing to Friday to allow her to undergo a pregnancy test in compliance with the law, however, the test result conducted on the actress was negative.
At Friday’s ruling, Christina Cann who presided over the court sitting in the country’s capital, Accra, convicted the actress after she pleaded guilty to the three charges levelled against her.
The charges include publication of obscene materials, engaging in domestic violence in ways that undermines another person’s privacy and integrity, and conduct in any way that undermines another person’s privacy or dignity.
Meanwhile, her counsel has said that the judgment will be challenged at the appeal court.
“The child has now been exposed instead of being protected,” Poloo’s lawyer, Andrew Vortia, said while speaking with journalists, adding that the actress deserved leniency as she was not a habitual offender and has shown remorse and deleted the viral post.
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