Broadcaster, and events host, Kwesi Kyei Darkwah (KKD), has been officially charged with rape.

A Magistrate Court in Accra today heard for the first time, the case in which he is being accused of rape by a 19 year-old, whose name has been given as Ewuraffe Orleans Thompson.

He is to reappear in court on January 8, 2015.

Rape is a non-bailable offence in Ghana. Section 97 of the Criminal Offence Act (COA) categorizes rape as a first degree felony punishable by law. It is backed by Section 98, which defines rape as carnal knowledge of a female of not less than sixteen years without her consent.

He faces up to between 5 to 25 years in jail if found guilty.

By: Abena Akyaa Hirsch/enewsgh.com