Social media personality Rosemond Brown has been given a 90-day jail term following her conviction on charges of publication of obscene material and domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Widely known as Akuapem Poloo, Rosemond Brown was found guilty of posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son on June 30, 2020, his birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She pleaded guilty to all three charges on Wednesday and was convicted on her own plea by the court though she had initially pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was handed her sentence today, Friday, April 16, 2021, by an Accra circuit court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosemond Brown\u2019s lawyers plan to appeal the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The judge, Christina Cann, bemoaned the spate of nudity on the Ghanaian social media space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to her, the punishment meted out to Rosemond Brown must serve as a deterrent to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The complainant in the case was Bright Appiah, who is the Director of Child Rights International Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He petitioned the police after the photo went viral on social media, and the matter was referred to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecution said Rosemund after her arrest in 2020 admitted posting the nude picture with her son but insisted she did so unintentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A write-up accompanying the picture read: \u201cI am naked in front of you because this is how naked I was giving birth to you, so in case you find me lying somewhere don\u2019t pass by but see me as your mom who brought you to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecution held that Rosemond deliberately posted the pictures on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosemond Brown has received some support from Ghanaians who have described her conviction as harsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hashtag \u201cFreeAkuapemPoloo\u201d was trending on social media after her conviction on Wednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prominent Ghanaians in the entertainment industry like Sarkodie, Efya, Hajia For Real, Akumaa Mama Zimbi voiced their support for Rosemond Brown and urged that she be released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Social media personality Rosemond Brown has been given a 90-day jail term following her conviction on charges of publication of obscene material and domestic violence. Widely known as Akuapem Poloo, Rosemond Brown was found guilty of posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son on June 30, 2020, his birthday. She pleaded guilty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n