- A 32-year-old teacher was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court, according to MyJoyOnline.
- The reported conviction was for defilement of a 12-year-old pupil.
- The prosecution said the teacher had been giving the pupil private French lessons at her family home.
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 12 years’ imprisonment after convicting him of defiling a 12-year-old pupil under his care.
MyJoyOnline reported that the teacher was found guilty under Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended. The case was heard by the court presided over by Kwasi Appiatse Abaidoo, with Chief Inspector Godsway Kromoah prosecuting.
According to the prosecution’s account in court, the pupil lived with her mother at Combine, a suburb of Akosombo. The teacher, who was the child’s class teacher, had reportedly been engaged to provide private French lessons at the family home for about four years.
The prosecution said the mother became concerned after observing a change in the child’s manner of walking on July 11, 2026. The child subsequently disclosed an alleged sexual assault said to have occurred three days earlier while a lesson was being conducted at the residence.
The court heard that the teacher had allegedly warned the child against making a report and threatened that disclosure could affect her end-of-term assessment in his subject. The matter was later reported to police.
Police took statements from the complainant and the child, the prosecution said. A medical examination at a government hospital, following the issuance of a police medical form, produced findings said to be consistent with sexual assault.
The teacher was arrested on July 12, 2026, and denied having sexual intercourse with the child in a cautioned statement, according to the report. Following investigations, he was charged and prosecuted before the circuit court.
In imposing the 12-year custodial sentence, the court described the punishment as a deterrent against sexual offences involving children and other vulnerable people.
The report did not state the date on which the conviction and sentence were delivered.
AI-assisted draft prepared by the Kumasi.City News Desk. Administrator review is required before publication.
