Teacher remanded for alleged sexual molestation

A 56-year-old a Pupil Teacher, Isaac Wilson Appiah accused of inserting his middle finger into a 10-year-old girl’s vagina was on Thursday remanded by an Accra Circuit Court.

Appiah pleaded not guilty to indecent assault was subsequently remanded to reappear on January 2, 2019, by the court presided over by Mrs Ruby Adjeley Quaison.

The case of the Prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire was that the complainant is the mother of the victim, whiles the victim is a class three pupil with the accused as her class teacher who resides at Mateheko.

On November 28, this year, the victim went to school early in the morning and met the accused in the classroom.

Prosecution said the accused fondled the victim and inserted his middle finger into her vagina and warned her not tell anybody about the act else he would cane her.

Based on that, Prosecution said the victim kept the incident to herself. On November 30, this year at about 17:00 hours, the complainant detected changes in the way the victim sits and when she examined the victim she saw blood stains in her pants.

The Prosecution said when the victim was quizzed she mentioned Appiah as the one who inserted his fingers into her vagina.

He said a report was then made to the Police where a medical report form was issued to the complainant to seek medical care for the victim.

Appiah was subsequently arrested by the Police.