Actress and influencer, Akuapem Poloo, has opened up about her lingering regret over the nude photo she took with her son, which led to her arrest in 2020. In a recent interview on Accra FM, she expressed her concerns about how her son will perceive the incident when he is older.
“Since childhood, till now, my only regret is the picture I took with my son. Aside from that, I have no regrets. The memory is seriously haunting me. As he is growing now, he is asking a lot of questions already,” she said.
Akuapem Poloo, a single mother, worries about how she will explain the situation to her son when he is old enough to understand. “As a single mother, I need to prepare myself for how I’ll answer for him to understand how he was standing in front of mummy naked. That is my only regret,” she stated.
The controversial photo, posted in July 2020 to mark her son’s seventh birthday, sparked widespread outrage, leading to her arrest and subsequent sentencing to three months in prison in April 2021. Akuapem Poloo pleaded guilty to charges of publishing obscene materials, engaging in domestic violence, and undermining the privacy and dignity of another person. Her sentence was later converted to a fine of GHS12,000.
