The self-styled social media influencer Francis Kennedy Ocloo popularly called Awareness General on Fb has been handed a sour pill after a court discovered him guilty of defamation carrying out a series of Facebook posts he or she made in May 2017 towards another Facebook user Efua Sintim then known as Mss Ess. MyNewsGh. com provides gathered all the facts from the case as it happened within 2017 to date when the last judgment was given. After listening to the 26-page legal point of Counsels for Microsoft Efua Sintim, Dr . Proper rights Srem-Sai (and Cletus Alengah esq. ), and his accompanying cross Examination of the witnesses Mr. Ocloo called in the defense, the court, following a 4 year hearing dominated that the defendant pays the particular complainant Ghc100, 000 within damages as well as legal expenses associated with the ruling pegged with Ghc10, 000 – creating a total of Ghc110, 000Mr Ocloo was also ordered in order to apologize to Ms Sintim continuously for 30 days on a single forum he dragged the girl good name into the dirt by calling her QUOTATION “a blood sucking fraudster, an extortionist who utilizes her beauty and appeal to extort money through people”. In his defense, Mister Ocloo said he did not mention Ms Sintim simply by name, instead, he posted a Facebook account which usually he said was the individual in reference. But their argument crumbled under Mix Examination when Counsel regarding Ms Sintim led your pet to admit the stated Facebook user whose details he submitted couldn’t have already been the one since she experienced no mutual friends along with him, lived in London plus did not attend Wesley Women Senior High School, put against their defamatory remarks. The courtroom heard how Efua Sintim confronted him on whatsapp after which he put out information on their private conversation in the Facebook page to further taunt her, still without mentioning the girl name. Counsel for Microsoft Sintim adduced evidence to show to the court that Mister. Ocloo referred to his customer and no one else, marking him to cyberbullying. The visibly irritated Francis Kennedy Ocloo who called the common sense an opinion of “one judge” says he has given their lawyers instructions to take this further. In the meantime, he has resorted to blocking trolls which expressed excitement about the milestone ruling which sets a brand new bar for Social media wedding. Read Efua Sintim’s complete reaction below as well as the girl 2017 response before the fit: I’m sure most people have got heard the news now and they are wondering about the full information on the case; the genesis, procedure, judgment etc . I’m nevertheless taking in the win plus gathering my thoughts. Within 2017, Francis Kennedy Ocloo in a series of posts defamed me by propagating unsubstantiated claims about me basically stealing people’s money. He or she called me (quoting him) “a blood sucking fraudster, an extortionist who utilizes her beauty and elegance to extort money through people). Only few people understand the kind of toll that occurrence took on me within the weeks where several individuals based on the messages shared simply by Francis came online in order to rubbish my name plus character. You have no idea the things i have been through dealing with all of the slander and malicious content and comments people produced based on rumors. For the first time, I am going to share this publicly. My spouse and i a severe mental wellness breakdown for weeks as well as months at the time. I nevertheless don’t know how I got via it but I believe speaking with those who genuinely loved me personally helped me stay strong plus grounded. I didn’t discover why people including Francis, whom at the time was considered the “friend” (now I use the word loosely here), were getting so cruel and unkind to me. As I suspect this had a lot to do with me personally being very vocal plus wearing my feminist sights on my sleeve whilst unreservedly challenging the status quo regardless of who perpetuates injustices. We even learnt from them hundreds of comments then that some thing as frivolous as the so-called “big big English” or as they put it “brofo akesi3” was a source of weary and had attracted hatred through mindless individuals who were simply looking for an opportunity to find anything at all with the semblance of reality to hold against me plus pull me down along with. I gave Francis each opportunity to rectify the issue providing what was at stake— our REPUTATION. I even place myself forward publicly difficult the accusations asking anyone that believed I had defrauded all of them or extorted anything from to come forward and verify the rumors. NO ONE do. Absolutely NO ONE. You can read larger details of that post right here ( https://www.facebook.com/1025719902/posts/10210757023814789/?d=n )Ocloo may not stop. Obviously getting at the top of Facebook likes and all the interest that his series of defamatory posts were getting through his Awareness Army, this individual committed himself by more rebutting and making submit after post trolling plus inviting his followers to perform same. Every effort to obtain him to desist dropped on deaf ears. Probably he had a personal vendetta although I was under the false impression that individuals were cool. But in order to entertain all the rumors plus ridicule that followed has been unforgivable especially since the image was almost irreparably being tarnished on the back again of lies. I understood I had to fight for proper rights and that is precisely what I did per month later. I filed the defamation suit with the indefatigable and invaluable support associated with my attorney and very close friend Justice Sai who required on this case in spite of the novel nature. Here i was pursuing justice in a situation of indirect defamation on the digital platform. This is where this gets interesting. There is a typical misconception that defamation is just legitimate when a name continues to be mentioned so people could get away with wild accusations by simply not saying the name. What my situation has come to confirm is that as soon as evidence points to a person being identified, defamation could be established. Thanks to the antics associated with his numerous and countless enablers, some of whom would certainly join in the fray pulling my name through the dirt publicly and privately aiming to offer comfort as close friends, I was able to gather all of the evidence I needed to create the case. In fact , special shallouts to Selina Oscar, Ernestina (Mss Mensah), and several other people whose vitriol helped me develop my case by showing “public ridicule and opprobrium”. I have pages upon webpages of screenshots that do most of the work in demonstrating I used to be defamed. Thank you ladies for those that vitriol you delivered my way comment right after comment, post after submit. You did all the work. Aspect note: I find it fascinating and very rich how Mss Mensah today, after certainly hearing about the judgment can be making posts essentially regarding Facebook and two-faced individuals. Must feel good to be covering one’s self. Oh nicely 🙃I would like to take the chance to thank Maame AB in whose witness statement and accounts went such a long way to aid my case. She questioned Ocloo directly when all of this was happening and allowed me to gather necessary evidence which i was the one being inaccurately accused. I cannot begin to discuss the emotional support the lady gave to me at the time. A person rock, mumzy! I had expected a speedy case however the case dragged on partially due to mishaps on the part of the particular defense— delaying a response to a writ, delaying to file look, not showing up for proceedings, filing issues, etc . He or she was actually held within contempt of court upon two occasions for this kind of delay tactics and has to pay for fines to me and our legal team which upward till date he has not really (that is being handled). Because time wore on, lifestyle happened. I got married within 2019 and within a few months moved out of the country. The particular Covid-19 pandemic also strike in 2020 making journeying back and forth a bigger deal compared to would have been. Let’s not really talk about the costs involved in this particular endeavor alone. My lawful team and I have invested quite a significant amount of money plus time to fight this. At this stage I would like thank my dad pertaining to stepping in the way he do as my representative. This particular man has attended proceedings and endured whatever tensions to support me. Driving through Kuntunse so early each morning to beat Pokuase visitors be in court at 9am. Words really fail myself in expressing my love plus gratitude for my father. He or she truly is THE BEST anyone can ever ask for. I’m furthermore thankful the new judge (the initial judge passed on the particular case) allowed the case in order to proceed via teleconferencing this season while I’ve been aside. This accommodation allowed myself to deliver my testimony without needing to travel. I was also mix examined by the defense who have I daresay were simply no match for my lawful team and my individual. Their line of questioning plus arguments did not hold drinking water and from my statement during trial, the assess also felt same. Right after months of waiting, these days the verdict was shipped in my favour bringing a finish to four and fifty percent years of mental anguish plus emotional trauma as I fought against to clear my name. This is a summary of the Judgment: *Declarations*: 1 . Publications were defamatory. 2 . Publications were within reference to the Plaintiff. *Orders*: 1 . Defendant to remove all publications. 2 . Accused to publish unconditional and untrained apology on his Facebook walls for 30 consecutive times. Posts will have to be reviewed plus vetted by my lawful team. 3. Damages with regard to defamation – Ghc one hundred, 0004. Cost Ghc ten, 000. It bears observing that the Judge also terminated all the defendants counter states. He also honored and some instances expanded the particular reliefs we requested. Exactly where we asked for 14 days, the particular judge made it 30 consecutive days for a public apology. We asked that the problem and defamatory posts end up being pulled down which the assess granted. Lastly we furthermore asked for damages of GHS100, 000. The judged granted these though realistically talking, I’m likely to only notice GHS 10, 000 because what the defendant and his attorneys PLEADED on account of not being able to pay for a 100K. But that is not my concern. This particular case was never regarding money. No amount of money will certainly ever wipe away the type of trauma Ocloo and his vindictive FB army put me personally through. I wanted to establish wrongdoing and help put a stop to the particular herd mentality that births the kind of bullying and poor behavior we see upon social media. The fact that he at this point has to publicly acknowledge their wrongs is more than sufficient for me. However , I am certainly happy to receive damages. Combating such cases take cash and we (my attorneys plus I) more than deserve in order to recoup every bit of it. I would really prefer to thank everyone that has been with me in this fight encouraging and reassuring me personally that it will end in success. I cannot begin to name everybody but I just want to display special appreciation to my spouse Nana Yaw Tuffour Ampem, my father, Nana Sintim-Misa, the feminist sisters, Dr Steve Osae-Kwapong, Maame AB our star witness, and final but most definitely not the least, our incredible legal team — Dr . Justice Srem Claime and Cletus Alengah Esq. I couldn’t have done this particular without any of you! We now have turned this pile associated with 💩 into sunshine. Pictured below: My heroes! My father and the indefatigable lawyer, Proper rights Srem Sai after the win in court today. Digital copy of the complete Judgement will be available simply by end of week. Appreciate it all 🙏🏾2017 postJesus become a fence and a ladder!! We greet you screenshotters! 🙋🏾This is gonna be a helluva long post so stay with me. It is the one time I am going to speak to this and appear away. As many of you might have realized, I have been caught in the center of an online firestorm— Folks gallivanting all over, calling me every thing but a woman with condition and making deriding articles about me and tossing shade parties while disclosing me to all kinds of poker fun at and vile invectives. You understand, vehemently coming for the edges. But thank Our god for Luvvie’s Jamaican dark castor oil….. ha! I realize my edges are still searching so full and fortunate. 💆🏾 Hallelujah somebody!! 🙌🏾I’ve tried to distance myself from your fracas; ignore people doing it most with the least within my name but I think it is about time I started the particular shutdown process. So despite the strength to look aside and let the dust settle, right here I am clarifying to save the particular integrity I have. Especially my loved ones, the TRUE friends who trip with me. My school WGHS has also been dragged into this particular twaddle and I think it wouldn’t be fair to allow the very institution that nurtured me be brought straight into disrepute. Some people I love therefore dearly and respect will also be being caught in the crosshairs. I don’t want them bruised any further. The consciousness associated with my INTEGRITY is some thing I’ve grown with and not toyed with. Integrity issues and it is why I want to generate things clear and give this context because these narratives becoming woven???? Girrrrrrll. Folk are usually reaching like “Stretch Armstrong” (as Luvvie would say) to come up with the newest twist in order to sweeten their homemade lemonade. I’m impressed by the achieving! Kudos! I 👏🏾see 👏🏾y’all 👏🏾Much else of exactly what has gone on in this room following a series of posts Francis Kennedy Ocloo put up, are simply too damn irresponsible plus stretched to even get into because people are just dehydrated. TEW MUCH. Folks are completing the blanks and creating all kinds of stuff to warrant their bias/hate. Thirst should be real but I believe Excellent name to protect. Now to begin with, I will state emphatically and record that I DO NOT MUST PAY BACK NOR HAVE I EXTORTED MONIES FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) and I’m confident regarding my innocence in all of those untruthful allegations being flattened against me by a few faceless individuals hiding at the rear of anonymity. I do not understand how these stories started in the very first place or how they’ve been span and overstated in transmission and to exactly what extent and ultimately, exactly how it’s even been related to me. Permit me in order to recount the sequence associated with events leading to this brouhahaSome 3weeks ago I was nudged a couple of times by comrades to pay for close attention to happenings upon Francis Kennedy Ocloo’s wall structure regarding an alleged Gey Hey girl EXTORTIONIST. Even though admittedly he had/has not really mentioned names nor delivered anyone of his supporters who alluded to me/who boldly mentioned my title, to order (so far), it appears he purposefully still left breadcrumbs which pointed in my experience, for the Hansels and Gretels among his followers to get from each post this individual made. I reached out in order to him two weeks ago once the speculations escalated. (Yeah I actually fucked that one up We know🙄). He played foolish with me and went on to produce a post about the VN We sent (The VN is currently being circulated). Even a lot later made another blog post with specific reference to “the Gey Hey girl who he chided over monetary allegations” quoting him – I kept these invoices. I don’t know how anyone would certainly act like this in great conscience. Suffice to say I discovered his behavior disappointing plus decided to stay clear from your pet especially as I couldn’t set up (a) motive(s). Come to consider it, why would anybody want to start creating a hype around allegations which have no certain value, when the subject involved had not even been voiced to? 🤔Although I could not place a finger on what had been going on, it had turn out to be rather more and more apparent this was directed at me. Article after post he would allude to something I had completed and make a link to the particular financial allegations he produced. A girl had to keep the girl sanity so I let him away. Unapologetically. Obviously, butt harm, he made a blog post about this and that was exactly how $#! + went to heck in a flimsy hand container. Here we are a week later on, “locker rooms” are lighted with new narratives each and every turn. And please do not tell me my name had not been mentioned. As you might have observed, playing ostrich is not upon my agenda today. You can find receipts with my title pointing to this unwarranted line. What was done to go this issue in the bud once i reached out to start with? What continues to be the turn of activities since? And what did he or she do to deny these types of speculations after handing within the pieces of the puzzle within the guise of shade? Female, boy, bye!!! 👋🏾Needless to express that he added the issue of safeguarding my identity. Bragging in fact; gloating in the idea of carrying out me a favour. No Friend, you weren’t. How important you have to feel. I was supposed to thank you so much??? Bruh…. That was self-preservation upon all levels because you WAS MISSING EVIDENCE to back the particular allegations you were fed along with and threw in the air. It had been all for the sensationalism plus cheap thrills you give food to your followers and the inexpensive likes, brownie points plus attention you get in return. Let us pretend that’s new. 🤷🏾♀️(Watch him issue a rejoinder, flip the table plus play victim with the bandwagoners cheering him on following this. Same script, same cast). FACELESS HUMANS HIDING AT THE REAR OF ANONYMITY TO THEIR WORSTDid anybody stop for a moment in order to ask the right questions?? Nobody is questioning the reasons of these unnamed sources yet are sheepishly joining the particular fray. Again, bandwagoners!!! You might wonder that till at this point, given all that has been learned from happenings on landmass Facebook and in “locker rooms”, these so-called “accusers” never have yet been identified neither come forward. 🤔🤔🤔The Big question- Why hide at the rear of anonymity to take or run after something that presumably is “rightfully” yours? That’s some high-grade cowardice right there. What’s the particular motive?? Now it has keeping in mind that by encouraging unsubstantiated claims, we are starting the floodgates for people who dislike others to add fuel towards the rumors which will eventually capture fire. MISINTERPRETATION OF INTENTIONSI think at this point it is important which i highlight the issue about individuals now questioning my purposes regarding two projects within the last two years where I proceeded to go cup-in-hand to some specific individuals to seek help for others:
(1) September 2015 – a sick buddy who needed to undergo a good urgent surgery for hemorrhoids(2) September 2016 – the boy very close to me personally who had gained entrance to KNUST and required support for tuition plus accommodation fees. All charity- and none of my contributor wanted a refund so far as my memory is concerned. These types of monies were sent right to the recipients from contributor. I had nothing to do with this. Now it has been made obvious that a few of the individuals who I went seeking assistance from for these projects also have begun to question the intent and are now probably feeding these stories. We bear no grudges right here. Perhaps it makes sense to request these questions because the result in here is the question surrounding OUR INTEGRITY, thus breeding doubtfulness. However , if these are not really genuine questions you inquire or answers you look for but are deliberately rotating these facts to give food to these untrue stories, pity on you Madam! Shame you Sir! It bears duplicating, that contrary to the tales being span around as well as the consequent misrepresentations and falsifications, I DO NOT OWE anybody nor have I EXTORTED from people monies underneath the pretext of loans plus refused to pay back. This problem has everything to do with HONESTY and I’m not going to watch something I jealously protect be flushed lower like this. So indeed anybody has something of certain value in this regard while easily being faceless or simply getting bandwagoners and tattletalers, I’d like to hear it here in this very space and am will gladly address this in the full glare from the audience. You cannot hide at the rear of anonymity to mudsling anybody in this manner. Please speak upward or hit the existe in your dishonorable cowardice plus cover yourselves in putrid shame. THE UNDERLYING FACTORI replicate we have not asked the appropriate questions. We have built the society that has enabled individuals to destroy other people’s condition without being held accountable plus it’s dangerous. Very harmful. It is a question of how all of us create relevance for yourself. There is also the herd mindset culture which is fast constructing in these streets. The scary of it is a discussion another day. Society is obviously certainly not interested in truth. They will succeed of themselves, stir the whole pot, stoke the fires plus hinge on to any junk with the semblance of reality to justify and conciliate their prejudices, bias, plus hatred for others. And that is what is happening here. No essential thinking whatsoever. It is harmful and this is the system which has enabled people like Ocloo and many of you who I will be addressing subsequently. LESSONSAny wise person by now might have taken cues from exactly what has happened. Not only that, but additionally made mental notes from the individuals in your (their) sectors whom you (they) need to look out for and be wary of. Minds have been exposed. Pay 👏🏾 rapt 👏🏾 attention 👏🏾“The heart of man is certainly desperately wicked” – The particular Bible ain’t lying bruh. *******************************************And oh…. ☝🏾Those who also confidently mentioned my title in locker rooms plus boldly on the playfield, You will find your receipts and they will the actual talking. You still want to rely on those you are even gossiping with? Go on…. You will need to answer to the relevant Sanhedrin. Since the Brits say, it’s not more than until the fat lady laughters. You may continue your David-dance on my grave….. Psalm 35 is the promise 🔥You think you had me?? View me take this pile associated with 💩💩 and turn it directly into sunshine. ☀️🌞Now that the major issue is clarified I’d go sip my herbal tea, bury my head in a casebook 📚 and come back a lot later to address the other developing peripheral matters …Nhyira nka won 🙋🏾Source: MyNewsGh. com/2021/FB Efua Oyiakwan
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