The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has responded to a statement made by Counsellor George Lutterodt on live television show that “every rape victim enjoys the act.”
Earlier today, actress Ama K Abebrese condemned the statement by the self-acclaimed counselor and asked that he be banned from making radio and television appearances.
Replying to a petition shared by Citi FM’s Jessica Opare-Saforo to bar Counselor Lutterodt from the media, the Information Minister wrote: “Rape and violence against women is not something we should joke or toy with. We need to develop a more robust environment for protecting our wives, daughters, sisters and mothers.”
The controversial counsellor made the statement yesterday on Adom TV.
According to him, rape victims enjoy being raped regardless of their unwillingness in beginning of an act of rape.
But Ama believes that this is something that any real professional counsellor and expert will discredit.
“This is highly irresponsible and a very dangerous rhetoric that fuels sexual violence and rape culture. He claims he has spoken to ‘many rape victims’ and his assertions are based on that. Despicable,” she tweeted.
Rape and violence against women is not something we should joke or toy with. We need to develop a more robust environment for protecting our wives, daughters, sisters and mothers. https://t.co/Fr7Vk9xW9s
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) July 9, 2020
“This man Lutterot is a rape apologist simple. One of the worse I have seen because he masquerades with the title of ‘counsellor’ to essentially justify and normalise rape culture with a reprehensible statement that ‘all victims of rape enjoy the act’,” she added.
The work of Counsellor Lutterodt has been under scrutiny due to his approach and style and has been asked to be banned from such radio and television appearances.
In 2019, the Ghana Psychological Council actually banned him from holding himself out as a counsellor.
According to the Council, it is against the law for an individual without the proper qualifications to hold him/herself out as a counsellor.
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By: ghanaweekend.com
