{"id":64130,"date":"2023-05-05T11:30:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/05\/karela-united-suspend-player-for-allegedly-defiling-13-year-old-girl\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T11:30:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:30:23","slug":"karela-united-suspend-player-for-allegedly-defiling-13-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/05\/karela-united-suspend-player-for-allegedly-defiling-13-year-old-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Karela United suspend player for allegedly defiling 13-year-old girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1683286223_308_Karela-United-696x696.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Karela-United\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ghana Premier League side, Karela United, have suspended a player for\u00a0allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was remanded in police custody on Wednesday by the\u00a0Ellembelle District Police after the victim\u2019s father reported the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement released on Thursday, the club announced that it has suspended the player pending the conclusion of an ongoing police investigation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The statement also noted that management will wait for the court\u2019s final determination of the case before making a final decision concerning his future at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe management of Karela United Football Club hereby announces that it has\u2026 suspended player [<strong>named withheld<\/strong>] pending the conclusion of an ongoing Police investigation into an allegation that he sexually abused a teenager,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManagement will wait for the court\u2019s final determination of the case before making a final decision concerning his future at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Club will not make any further comments on this matter until the legal processes come to a final conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club stressed it \u201cdoes not support violence of any kind, especially against women\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2246012\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>The player in question,\u00a0Philip Flamini,\u00a0has not played for Karela United since round 9 of the Ghana Premier League against Medeama SC in December, with only six league appearances this season.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ellembelle District Social Welfare Officer, Jonas Kabutey, the suspect admitted to defiling the girl and has been remanded to reappear in court a week later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"TZ1XLTUgecc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amputee Football: Amson Deen elated with decision to lift ban on Ghana \u2013 Agokansie (4-5-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZ1XLTUgecc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Premier League side, Karela United, have suspended a player for\u00a0allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. 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