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  • Sawla SHS maths teacher to appear before Tamale High Court

    The 34-year-old former Sawla SHS mathematics teacher, Ernest Ocloo, is to appear before the Tamale High Court today, Monday, March 16, 2020, after being charged with rape by the Bole Magistrate Court.

    Details of the writ between the ‘Republic versus Ernest Ocloo’ indicate that the suspect committed the offence contrary to section 97 of the Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29).

    The facts of the case, however, states that the teacher, on or about November 12, 2019, had carnal knowledge with a second-year female student (18 years) without her consent, at the schools’ staff common room.

    The female students according to the case revealed moved from her parent’s house at Sawla to live with Mr Ocloo at his residence during a recent mid-term break.

    School authorities, however, claim at the time the student moved to the residence of the teacher, she was under the supervision of her parents and not the school.

    The maths teacher, Ernest Ocloo, has since been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

    Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), in the sack letter copied the sector Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh stated, “Ernest Ocloo has been involved in sexual misconduct with several female students of Sawla Senior High School. He admitted to having sexual intercourse with a female student in the staff common room…”

    The letter added, “It is the expectation of Management that this will act as a deterrence to all staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) that such conduct will not be countenanced.”

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • 5-year-old girl raped in grounds of US embassy in New Delhi

    A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the grounds of the US Embassy in New Delhi, according to police.

    The girl was playing outside the embassy’s staff quarters on Saturday before she “was lured and raped by a neighbor,” Eish Singhal, deputy commissioner of Delhi police, told CNN.

    The girl, who is the daughter of a housekeeper employed by the embassy, later identified the 25-year-old male suspect, who has been arrested and charged with rape, police said.

    “She was able to identify him point blank and there is no doubt over this,” Singhal said, adding that the suspect remains in custody.

    The incident has appalled embassy staff. In a statement to CNN, a US Embassy spokesperson said “we were deeply disturbed by the alleged misconduct.”

    “We promptly took action when we were informed of the allegation, and brought this matter to the attention of the police. Of course, we are cooperating fully with them,” the spokesperson said.

    An investigation has been launched, and a court date has yet to be set.

    In the wake of a brutal 2012 Delhi gang rape — which brought worldwide condemnation and still haunts the collective memory of women in India’s capital — lawmakers passed a series of amendments to the existing rape laws.

    The amended law lengthened prison terms and introduced the death penalty in cases in which the victim is younger than 12 years of age.

    In 2018, more than 33,000 cases of alleged rape were reported — roughly 91 cases each day, according to India’s National Crime Records Bureau — but experts say the real number is likely much higher, owing to the shame attached to sexual assault and the social barriers faced by victims.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com