Kwame Yeboah

Kwame Yeboah, 30, of Drake Way in Reading, pleaded guilty to the following offences on Wednesday 22 April and was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, 24 June: Three counts of Rape of a girl under 13; One count of Sexual assault of a girl under 13.

In February 2026, Yeboah travelled from Reading to Merseyside to meet the child late in the evening. He drove her around before taking her to an isolated location, where he raped her three times.

The child later told police she struggled to process what was happening and felt nervous and confused. Afterwards, Yeboah dropped her off near where he had picked her up and drove away.

As part of his conviction, Yeboah will serve a further one year on licence and be subject to a 15-year Restraining Order.
Senior Crown Prosecutor Thomas Hanlon, of CPS Mersey-Cheshire’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) unit, said, “Kwame Yeboah would have known early on in his contact with this child that she was not the age she initially claimed to be.

“She spoke about school and sent images of herself in school uniform. When he met her in person, it would have been obvious that she was a very young child.

“Despite this, Yeboah deliberately took her to an isolated location where he raped her three times.

“He groomed the victim into believing she was in a relationship with someone who cared about her. In reality, he was an adult man who abused his position and exploited her for his own sexual gratification.

“This case is the result of the courage shown by the victim and her family, and the careful work of Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.”

Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Roxana Tusa from CCSET said, “Our investigation has proved that Yeboah is a dangerous sexual offender, who will now begin a significant jail sentence for his abhorrent crimes. After contacting his victim online, he groomed her, and then travelled to Merseyside in order to abuse her, admitting his guilt only when confronted with the case against him.

“We hope that the swift identification and prosecution of Yeboah does at least offer some comfort to the victim and her family moving forward. I want to thank them for their strength throughout our investigation. We do not underestimate how difficult it can be to report sexual offences, or how important it is that such despicable offenders are removed from the community.