The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ahafo Region has initiated an investigation into an alleged sexual incident involving a security officer at Mim Senior High School and a female student.
This situation has raised concerns within the Mim community, following claims that the security officer approached the student and solicited her to engage in sexual activity with him.
The allegations reportedly incited a furious response from some local youth, who are said to have assaulted the security officer in the aftermath of the incident.
Authorities have since launched an investigation to ascertain the events that transpired between the security officer and the student, as well as to determine if any misconduct took place.
Samuel Jatong Larri, the Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service, confirmed that the Service is addressing the issue and has already conducted interviews with both the security officer and the female student as part of the inquiry.
He stated that the student was interviewed in the presence of her parents to ensure that her account of the incident was accurately recorded and that appropriate safeguards were in place during the process.
Mr. Larri elaborated that the investigation aims to provide the GES with a comprehensive understanding of the circumstances surrounding the allegation before any decisions are made.
“We interviewed the security man. We also interviewed the girl in question in the presence of her mother and the father. So the security man narrated his side of it. The girl also did the same thing.
“So we are putting the reports together…we will forward it to the regional director. When it happens like this, the girl is our main focus. We are focused on how to protect the girl in terms of psychological trauma that she would be going through.”
