Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown is to spend three months in prison for posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son.
Brown who is popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, was found guilty of posting the photo on June 30, 2020 as part of her celebrations to mark her son’s seventh birthday.
She was handed her sentence on April 16, 2021, by an Accra circuit court after she pleaded guilty to all three charges.
The judge bemoaned the spate of nudity on the Ghanaian social media space.
However, several people, including international celebrities like Cardi B took to social media to condemn the sentence as harsh.
“I seen a lot of Americans do photoshoots like that .Even tho is not my style I don’t think she was going for sexual more going the natural idea.I think jail is a bit harsh .Maybe social media probation or community service,” she wrote attracting outrage from a section of social media users, some of whom told her to stop comparing America to Africa as the two continents have different social and cultural beliefs.
I seen a lot of Americans do photoshoots like that .Even tho is not my style I don’t think she was going for sexual more going the natural idea.I think jail is a bit harsh .Maybe social media probation or community service. https://t.co/ncdwvggvFK
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) April 17, 2021