A secondary school head teacher in Kassanda District is under police detention on charges of aggravated defilement.
Wamala Regional Police Spokesperson, SP Racheal Kawala, said that the suspect is accused of defiling a 17-year-old former student at Brain Star Secondary School.
The suspect is a resident of Wakayiba Trading Centre in Kalwana Sub County, Kassanda District.
She said police preliminary findings indicate that the victim dropped out of school after the head teacher allegedly defiled and impregnated her in August 2023.
Kawala said on February 26, 2024, detectives received a tip-off from concerned residents about the incident and police task teams immediately visited the home and the minor was found heavily pregnant and a case of aggravated defilement was immediately opened up.
The suspect was subsequently arrested and is currently detained at Kassanda Central Police Station.
According to the recently released Police Crime Annual Report, by the end of 2023, a total of 3846 cases of aggravated defilement were reported to police compared to 3620 cases reported in 2022 indicating a 6.2 per cent increase.
