Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kasese has arrested a 60-year-old Fred Mutesasira, for allegedly defiling four minors. Mutesasira, a resident of Saluti A cell in Kasese municipality is said to have been luring the minors aged between three and seven years into sexual acts with petty items …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago police are holding three people for their alleged involvement in forcing an underage girl into marriage. The suspects are Patrick Rubangakene 20years, Jennifer Lamunu, the mother of the underage girl and the wife of Kabuka village LC I chairperson, and the 15-year old prospective …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Children Authority-NCA, a statutory body responsible for monitoring the welfare and ensuring the protection of children, has challenged the punishment given to the Malongo sub county chairperson who was convicted for conniving in the marriage of an underage girl. Last week, the Masaka Chief …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi district has registered a surge in defilement cases with more than 1,000 reported between January and November 2021. Records at the district health, education, probation and social welfare departments show that 1,264 young girls aged between three and 17 were defiled this year alone. …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamuli district on Tuesday arrested 35 year old Sadiki Mulinda, a ritualist over reportedly defiling his 13 year old daughter for rituals. Mulinda, a resident of Busana village, Nabuwigulu sub county, Kamuli district is reported to have been repeatedly defiling his daughter as …
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Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kalungu district are hunting for Charles Mutebi, the councilor representing Kalungu rural sub-county, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. Mutebi is also the secretary for education and health, and was a teacher to the victim when she was in primary five. The …
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Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Policemen at Amolatar police station last evening witnessed a rare event of their boss and senior citizen being arrested over the defilement of a minor. ASP Maxman Okello Ochan who is soon retiring and clocking 60 years of age, has made history by being booked …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A distressed parent in Patiko sub county, Gulu district has sought the intervention of the Aswa Region Police Professional Standard Unit, after a suspect who defiled his daughter escaped lawful custody. Joseph Awacango P’Odong, the victim’s father says he caught Thomas Tabu, 48, having sex …
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Butambala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is an escalation of cases of girl child abuse in Butambala district, which local officials fear is likely to worsen the school dropout rate. According to records from the district, 629 girls aged between 14 and 19 years were impregnated between July 2020 to …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Gulu has rallied the public to back up their community policing efforts to curb a new wave of gang rape and defilement cases. This follows an increase in the activities of criminal youth gangs. The offenders flout restrictions on night movements, waylay …
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