KAMPALA: The Police in Old Kampala are actively investigating circumstances under which, an HIV-positive teacher, sexually assaulted a 16-year-old male juvenile, at the staff quarters of Namungoona Kigobe Primary School, on December 27, 2021.
Addressing the Press at Police Headquarters in Naguru-Kampala, Police Spokesperson CP Fred Enanga said the suspect identified as Elizabeth Nanya, a 42-year-old, female teacher, lured the male victim to her room at the staff quarters.
“While in the room, she caused the victim to remove his clothes and indulged into an unlawful act of sexual intercourse,” Police Spokesperson Enanga said, adding that the suspect had unprotected sex with the victim, with the full knowledge of her HIV status.
Following this hideous and unlawful act, Enanga said the victim was examined and immediately put on Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), while the suspect was arrested and detained in custody.
A report released by police for the year 2019 shows that guardians, teachers, and parents top the list of suspects in the cases of defilement recorded.
The report shows that a total of 13,613 cases of Defilement were reported to Police. Of the cases of Defilement reported in 2019, 10,489 were defilement while 3,124 were Aggravated Defilement.
In the year 2019, a total of 249 children were defiled by their guardians while 84 children (girls) were defiled by their parents. The children are not safe even at school with a total of 177 children defiled in 2019 by their teachers. Out of total cases reported, 390 children were defiled by people living with HIV/AIDS – added the report.