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‘Young girls are my weakness’

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A 23-year-old pupil teacher has been sentenced to 20 years hard labour

by a Cape Coast Circuit Court, for defiling two of his pupil sat

Ohiaba, near New Ebu, in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District.

Isaac Acheampong, who resides at New Ebu, defiled the victims who are

aged eight and 10, on separateoccasions when they went to his house

for extra classes.

He pleaded guilty to two counts ofdefilement, blaming his actions ona

curse he believed had been placed on him by someone, addingthat,

having sex with young girls is his weakness.

He told the court that whenever he felt the urge to have sex with the

girls, he would drive them away from his house, but their parents

would ask them to return so that he could help them with their

academic work.Acheampong was sentenced to 10 years on each count. The

sentences are to run consecutively.

Passing sentence, the presiding judge, Ms. Audrey Kocuvie-Tay,

wondered why Acheampong wouldcontinue teaching when he knew that young

girls were his weakness, due to the purported curse.

She said teachers had the duty of protecting the children entrusted

into their care, and under no circumstance should they take advantage

of them.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvanus Dalmeida, the

prosecutor said, Acheampong was a teacher at Joy Complex School at

Ohiaba near New Ebu.

The victims were also part of a group of pupils he organised extra

classes for, at his house.

In December last year, at about 3:30 p.m., the first victim, who is

eight years old, went to Acheampong's house for classes in the company

of three others, but he sent the other girls to purchasewater for him.

ASP Dalmeida said after the other pupils had left, Acheampong invited

the girl into his room, instructed her to remove her underpants and

had sexual intercourse with her, after which he warned her not to

disclose the encounter to anyone, else she would die or be whipped at

school.

On Friday, March 27, this year, at about 3:30 pm, another girl was

waiting for her colleagues in his house to attend classes, when

Acheampong called her into his room, instructed her to remove her

underpants and had sexual intercourse with her.

ASP Dalmeida said Acheampong warned the victim not to disclose what

had happened to anyone.

Credit: Myjoyonline.com

Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

I am a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle and many more.

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