Patricia Asiedua, the besieged founder of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, also known as Nana Agradaa, has been arraigned and charged for sharing nude pictures of a Prophet.
The self acclaimed evangelist, who has been known to the law in recent times, was charged for non-consensual sharing of intimate image contrary to Sections 67(1) of the Cybersecurity Act, (Act 1038).
She has pleaded not guilty to the charge before the Circuit Court .
The case was presided over by Her Honour Mrs Evelyn Asamoah on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
Four others – Enock Owusu Kissi, 33, Charles Omane alias One Gig, 39, Emmanuel Kofi Gyasi, 47, and one Andy currently at large were also charged for Abetment of crime namely; non-consensual sharing of intimate image.
Kissi (2nd Accused) and Omane (3rd Accused) who were present in court pleaded not guilty while Emmanuel Kofi Gyasi (4th Accused) was absent. The fifth Accused said to be Andy (5th Accused) is at large.
The accused have all been granted bail in the sum of GHc100,000.00 with three sureties each. They are expected to reappear on March 8, 2023.
The Prosecutor, ASP Emmanuel Haligah, presented the court with the brief facts of the case, which stated that the Complainant, Emmanuel Appiah Fomum, is a Prophet who lives in Teshie, Accra.
He stated that the first accused, Patricia Asiedua, is a lady Pastor who lives in Weija, and the second accused, Enoch Owusu Kissi, is a media practitioner who also lives in Weija.
The Prosecutor also informed the court that the third accused, Charles Omane alias One Gig, is a businessman residing in Nungua, the fourth accused, Emmanuel Kofi Gyasi, is a Television (TV) Presenter residing in Nungua, and the fifth accused, Andy, is still at large.
According to ASP Haligah, sometime in 2020, the first accused Patricia Asieduwaa, the owner of a TV station called ‘Thunder TV,’ hosted a program on her station that intentionally showed the complainant’s naked pictures on live TV.
According to the prosecutor, Nana Agradaa made a mockery of him, with all of the other accused persons who were panelists on the said program encouraging her to continue on the course.
He said the said programme was also streamed live on Youtube and Facebook where a witness, in this case, saw it and informed the complainant about it.
The Prosecutor told the court that the 1st accused also intentionally distributed intimate images of the complainant to a witness in this case via WhatsApp.
He said the complainant reported the matter to Police for assistance and during investigation all the accused persons with the exception of the 5th accused who is at large were arrested for investigation.
He stated that the Police retrieved the complainant’s intimate images that were shared or distributed by the first accused, Patricia Asieduwaa.
According to ASP Haligah, during the course of the investigation, the program on which the intimate images were shown was retrieved and played back to all of the accused who identified themselves in the video of the program hosted by the first accused.
He stated that following an investigation, the accused were charged and arraigned.
