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Briton charged over gay sex
in Ghana
06 Nov 2007- Accra, Ghana- A Briton has been remanded in custody
in Ghana for having sex with another man, the Foreign Office confirmed
yesterday. John Ross Macleod appeared at Accra circuit court on Monday
charged with "unnatural carnal knowledge" and possession of obscene
pictures. Gay sex is outlawed in the west African country but
prosecution is not common.
The photographer was arrested at an airport when police searching him
for drugs found a CD with images of him having sexual intercourse with a
19-year-old Ghanaian.
Mr Macleod, 63, has pleaded guilty to "unnatural carnal knowledge". He
has been given the option of a six-month jail term or a fine of about
£320, according to a Foreign Office spokesman. He was remanded in
custody after he was unable to pay a £2,500 bail surety for the charge
of possessing obscene images, which he denies.
It is thought Mr Macleod first met his partner, Emmanuel Adda, on the
internet.
A
police spokesman said: "During his [Mr Macleod's] stay in Ghana, Adda
travelled round the country with Macleod, who took the opportunity to
sodomise him and took pictures as well," he said.
The Foreign Office said the high commission in Accra was giving Mr
Macleod consular support.
Court officials said it was the first sodomy case in Accra's courts this
year.
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