Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson told URN that Annet Bisikwa, the mother of the victim reported to Police that her daughter had been defiled by the health worker at the facility they had gone to seek for medical services, which led to his arrest.
Police in Mbale City is holding a man for allegedly defiling
a sixteen-year-old girl.
A social worker with one of the health
facilities in Mbale which Police declined to name was arrested on Friday for
allegedly defiling his client who had gone to seek medical attention.
According to police, the suspect who is 34 years old was arrested
after the minor who had gone to the facility for medical attention told her
mother who she had moved with to the facility that the man forced her into
sexual activities.
Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson told
URN that Annet Bisikwa, the mother of the victim reported to Police that her
daughter had been defiled by the health worker at the facility they had gone to
seek for medical services which led to his arrest.
He said that medical examinations have been carried out by
the Police surgeon pointing to the suspect and that he is currently at the Mbale
central police station under vide CRB810/2021 as investigations continue as
they also await the advice of the Resident State Attorney.
Taitika said that the
suspect has been charged with aggravated defilement instead of simple
defilement because the suspect is a professional who is in a responsible
position which who is supposed to protect the rights of his clients.
AYUBU KIRINYA
Freelancer