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Ugandan teacher Arrested for Allegedly Eloping with his 16-year-old student and impregnating her (SEE DETAILS)
Police in Butaleja District in japanese Uganda have arrested a 31-year-old instructor for allegedly eloping together with his 16-year-old pupil.
The suspect, recognized as John Omondi, allegedly eloped with considered one of his college students at Mabale Major College in Butaleja Sub-county in January this yr, earlier than he bought her pregnant.
His arrest got here after some mother and father reported the case to Butaleja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr Stanley Bayole.
The police spokesman for Bukedi South Area, Mr Moses Mugwe, who confirmed the incident on Sunday, Might 30, mentioned Omondi’s offence amounted to aggravated defilement.
“We have now arrested a instructor in a government-aided main college on allegations of defiling, marrying and impregnating a pupil (names withheld as a result of she’s a minor). Each the suspect and the sufferer had been discovered staying collectively,” Mr Mugwe mentioned.
He mentioned Omondi who’s at present detained at Butaleja central police station will probably be charged with aggregated defilement when investigations are accomplished.
Mugwe discouraged lecturers who he mentioned are alleged to act as mother and father to their college students and pupils towards sexually exploiting them.
“Acts of defilement undermine the learner’s potential to realize important objectives in life. We due to this fact, encourage most of the people to be looking out and report such human rights abuses to police for further action,” he stated.
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Bayole mentioned the woman is 2 months pregnant and that the instructor had suggested her to abort.
In line with the Commissioner, at the very least 20 suspected offenders have been arrested within the final two months within the district on allegations of rape and defilement.
“Final month I arrested a instructor of personal college in Busolwe city council over alleged defilement and is currently on remand in Butaleja government jail. As we speak, I’ve once more arrested one other instructor in a authorities aided college over the identical. We will be certain they face the regulation,” Mr Bayole vowed.
