Ghana — Legal Help

If detained, request consular notification at once; your embassy can provide lawyer lists and check on your welfare but cannot secure release. A point worth knowing: police enquiry bail in Ghana is free by law — demands for payment to grant bail are illegal, though they happen; ask for the demand in writing and involve a lawyer immediately. Do not sign statements without counsel present.

The age of consent is 16 (Act 29), but since all commercial sex is illegal there is no lawful transaction at any age, and offences involving under-18s carry heavy penalties. Ghana's courts move slowly; avoiding arrest matters far more than winning afterwards.