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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
