A teacher at Nabuyonga Primary School in Mbale has been arrested by Police for defiling a 12-year-old primary six pupil.
According to the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson Rogers Taitika, the police apprehended the suspect after receiving a report from the victim’s mother.
He explains that the mother informed police that the teacher has been luring her daughter to come to school at 5 am for coaching, and it was during these sessions that he took advantage of the minor on several occasions.
The teacher has been identified as Joel Situma aged 26 years.
The suspect is currently in custody at Mbale Central Police Station, and a medical examination has been conducted. The police are awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) before proceeding with charging Situma with aggravated defilement.
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