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A 47-year-old farmer who fathered five children with his biological daughter is in the grips of the law. Yao Hatekah impregnated his daughter, known as Baby, when she was 11 years old and subsequently had children aged 14, 12, 3, 2 and a month-and-a-half-old with her. Hatekah, who pleaded guilty to the charge of incest on June 20, 2012, changed his plea to not guilty when he reappeared before the Sogakope Circuit Court Wednesday. According to him, he had one child with his daughter and was not responsible for her other children. The court, subsequently, remanded him to reappear on July 12, 2012. Prosecuting, Inspector Emmanuel Atsor of the Sogakope Police told the court that Hatekah began having an affair with his daughter after his wife died. His alleged incestuous act was brought to the attention of the police by the Chief of Gonu Ashiagborkorpe, near Dabala in the South Tongu District in the Volta Region, TorgbeSekpetey II. It said the residents of the community had known of Hatekah�s incestuous act all these years but were afraid of him because of his threat to kill anybody who dared to criticise him.