Police in Kampala on Thursday arrested a severely horny teacher of St. Peter’s Primary School Nsambya for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old pupil of the same school.
The Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, confirmed the matter and told the media that “A teacher (names withheld on request) has been arrested and charged with defilement as investigations into the matter continue.”
According to reports, the child called her father to the school last Friday informing him that she had something to share with him.
When the father arrived, the girl opened up that one of her teachers had been sexually molesting her.
Reports say that the father was overwhelmed by emotions and inquired from the daughter to show him the implicated teacher.
The father then charged at the teacher and during the fight, the staff got concerned and called in police.
“The girl told the father not to get disappointed on hearing her story. She then revealed that since Primary Two her teacher had been asking her to take books to his home. Every time she reached his home, he would then demand to remove her underwear and sleep with her. He would then warn her not to tell anybody,” the family source said.
The case was registered at Kasawe Police Station near the school but was later transferred to Kabalagala Police Station.
The family claims police took the girl to Mulago hospital for checkup but declined to give them the report saying it was under investigation.
According to Daily Monitor, other eight children have since confided in their parents about the same teacher, allegedly sexually abusing them.
But Mr Owoyesigyire said they had registered only one case against the teacher.
The children further claimed that the matter was first reported to their matron, senior woman teacher and deputy teacher but nothing was done to discipline the teacher or save the children from further abuse.
One of the victims’ parents yesterday said they were disappointed with the school administration which they claim, is more interested in protecting its integrity but not addressing the plight of the children.
Efforts to get a comment from the headteacher were all futile as his known number wasn’t available.
According to a police report, a total of 15,366 defilement cases were reported in 2018 of which 11,586 cases were of simple defilement and 3,780 cases were of Aggravated Defilement. Teachers were responsible for over 182 aggravated defilement cases.
Defilement remains one of the commonest cases in several parts of Uganda but most cases are reported in Moroto district and the vice is affecting girl-child education in the district and the Karamoja sub-region as a whole.
The commonest suspects include teachers whose prosecution has also been a challenge.
