Oscar Owacgiu, 19, was found guilty of defiling a 17-year-old minor in January in Opota village. Owacgiu, a student of Bricklaying and Concrete Practice at Gateway Vocational School in Kitgum, admitted to the charges and was sentenced to one year and six months in prison.
Jackson Bogere, Pader District Police Commander, has linked the surge to troubling parental behaviors, including mediating and commercializing the crime. “Parents and any other person found meditating and negating the capital offense, will be arrested and produced before court,” Bogere said.
Nduhukire has also been instructed to report to the Deputy Registrar on a monthly basis for up to six months, after which the case will be submitted for pretrial before a single Judge.
"That on the 20th day of September 2024, while on a business trip in Nairobi, I was unlawfully kidnapped and without due process of the law returned to Uganda, and detained at Kira Road Police Station for three days", reads the application.
On Tuesday, Bbosa was presented before Luwero Grade One Magistrate Franca Atto Okello where charges of defilement contrary to section 116 (4) (C) of the penal code were read to him.
The State Attorney Ivan Kyazze tendered before the Court Committal Papers showing the summary of the case and the evidence they intend to rely on to Prosecute him in the High Court.
According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, the victim revealed to police that Kintu, who is also the landlord of the victim's mother had repeatedly sexually assaulted her.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson states that most defilement cases in the region are being recorded in Refugee host districts, adding that the number could be higher since some of the cases are not being reported to police.
The officer has been identified as Frank Tibaingana attached to Kitemba police post in Kicucura sub-county. He is accused of defiling a 14-year-old girl from the same village.
Gerald Muhumuza, the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) Chairperson of the school says, some teachers at the school learnt of the headteacher's actions long ago but feared to report him to higher authorities.
Additionally, Joyce Namigadde, the Luwero District Probation Officer, disclosed that at least seven girls aged 9 to 14 are defiled weekly by teachers, relatives, and acquaintances.
The prelate becomes more concerned when he observes child mothers in line with their children for baptism, emphasizing the need for action.
One of the victim’s relatives who spoke to Uganda Radio Network on condition of anonymity says that Caleku had been sleeping with his daughter under the guise of offering help to her during the night since she was allgedlly suffering from a suspected demon attack.
The court heard that on August 26th, 2013, at Ibaare II cell in Kiruhura district, Kabogere had unlawful sexual intercourse with three minors: NP, aged 11 years, NF, aged 7 years, and NJ, aged 4 years. Marion Kirabo left her three daughters at home to go to the garden.
The incident reportedly occurred last Saturday at around 4 a.m. The young victim had left his parents' home to collect grasshoppers near the nearby lights.
Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson Sam Twiineamazima says that preliminary investigations show that the incident occurred on Friday afternoon as the victim was returning home from school.
Bagajire had reported to Masindi police on June 10th, 2023, claiming that his 13-year-old daughter, a primary four pupil at Masindi Army Primary School, had been grabbed and defiled by Vincent Katwesige, 23, an inmate from Masindi Prison.
According to Enanga, preliminary police findings show that the teenager left home on Ngoma’s Boda boda on May 4th, 2023 for coaching. He says that when they reached Madudu Trading Centre, the suspect created an excuse to first branch off and pick up his personal items from his home.
Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Regional Police Spokesperson adds that the suspect confessed to the accusation as he was recording his statement with the crimes investigations department at Bushenyi Central Police Station where he was transferred this morning.
