The Ghana Police Service have arrested three fathers for allegedly sexually abusing their own daughters.
This followed a complaint from the Awutu Senya East Municipal Education Directorate to the Ghana Police Service.
The Awutu Senya East Municipal Education Directorate revealed that the victims of the abuse told theGirl-Child and Guidance and Counselling coordinators.
Three fathers were subsequently arrested following the complaint.
According to the Police, the three fathers are now cooperating with ongoing investigations.
Also, the Municipal Education Directorate has lamented that violations of children’s rights remain common in the Awutu Senya East Municipality.
The Education Directorate further expressed concern that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), having 16 regional and 182 district offices across Ghana, has no office in Awutu Senya East.
In related news, A final-year student of the Dzodze-Penyi Senior High School, who is a victim of sexual abuse by the Headmaster Joshua Vidzro, has accused him of threatening to kill him if she did not terminate the pregnancy.
In an audio tape intercepted, the alleged victim is heard informing the headmaster of the pregnancy.
In another interview, she narrated accompanying the headmaster and another woman to take a sick colleague to the hospital.
Upon their return, the other woman parted ways with them, leaving her alone with the headmaster, revealing that the Headmaster Joshua Vidzro bought her food and later took her to an apartment where she was allegedly sexually abused.
She narrated, “After eating, I wanted to dispose of the pack, and he directed me to the kitchen. When I came back, he locked the door and threw the keys away, and carried me to the bedroom. All this while I was shouting. He started removing my clothes and forced himself on me. After he sent me back to school.”
“I started to feel unwell last week, so I went to the hospital for some tests, and I was confirmed positive. I informed him, and he threatened me, saying if I can’t terminate the pregnancy, then he will kill me,” she added.
Also, a 14-year-old student has also reported similar allegations against the Dzodze-Penyi SHS Headmaster following the Ghana Education Service (GES) order for him to step aside.
Meanwhile, the headmaster of Dzodze Penyi Senior High School, Joshua Vidzro, has been ordered to step aside by the Ghana Education Service over allegations of sexual misconduct involving students.
According to a statement released by the GES, Joshua Vidzro has been ordered to step aside from his duties with immediate effect.
The GES highlighted that the development comes following allegations of the Headmaster’s involvement in sexual misconduct with some female students of Dzodze-Penyi SHS.