The headmaster of Prevailing Academy at Supom Dunkwa in the Shama District of the Western Region, who was arrested recently for allegedly impregnating a Junior High School (JHS) graduate and aiding her to abort the pregnancy, has been hauled before court.
The headmaster, Isaac Okyere, appeared before the Sekondi Gender-Based Violence Court yesterday. He was charged with illegal abortion.
The court, presided over by Her Honour Mrs. Naa Amarley Akowah, adjourned the case to November 25, 2025, as investigations into matter continue.
Meanwhile, the 34-year-old headmaster, a married man, has been granted self-recognizance bail in the sum of GH¢100,000. He was also ordered to deposit his passport, school documents, and any travelling documents with the court.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector B.P. Ahinsah, told the court that the complainant was Madam Hawa Nyankum, a 56-year-old trader and mother of the 17-year-old victim.
The prosecutor said the victim, who recently completed Junior High School at Prevailing Academy, resides with her parents at Badukrom in the Shama District of the Western Region.
He said investigations revealed that the accused had allegedly been engaging in an amorous relationship with the victim, which resulted in pregnancy.
He added that on September 27, 2025, the victim visited a local health facility after feeling unwell and was advised to take a pregnancy test.
Instead of conducting the test at home, the girl sneaked to the accused’s house to inform him, knowing he was responsible for the pregnancy.
The headmaster reportedly assisted the girl to do the pregnancy test that eventually proved positive.
The prosecution said the accused subsequently took the victim to a drug store in Takoradi, purchased a drug, and allegedly administered it to her in his house to abort the pregnancy.
He then gave her a sanitary pad and later sent her home.
Upon noticing the pad and suspecting something unusual, the victim’s parents questioned her, leading to a confession.
A report was subsequently lodged with the Sekondi Division of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVSSU) for investigations.
The victim was taken to another hospital, where a gynecologist confirmed an incomplete abortion.
The accused initially denied the offence, claiming he only gave GH¢400 to a male classmate of the victim, who he claimed impregnated the girl and caused the abortion.
However, police investigations later revealed that the accused had coached and coerced the boy to falsely claim responsibility for the pregnancy.
Subsequent investigations uncovered that the accused had even threatened the boy and made him swear an oath by the Bosompra River deity never to reveal the truth to betray him.
This notwithstanding, the frightened boy later confessed to the police and his parents, leading to the re-arrest of the accused.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi