Two Aduman SHS Teachers Remanded Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students
The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region has remanded two teachers of Aduman Senior High School into police custody over allegations of sexually abusing three male students through acts of unnatural carnal knowledge.
The accused persons, Kwabena Kwakye Palance, 37, and Isaac Yankey, 39, were remanded on Thursday, November 12, 2026, by the presiding judge, His Lordship Simon Nketiah Gagah.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Owusu Kobi Moses, told the court that the complainant in the case is David Akomeah, the District Director of Education for Afigya-Kwabre South, based at Kodie.
According to the prosecution, the alleged victims are two 17-year-old Form Three students of Aduman Senior High School.
The court heard that on November 9, 2026, the complainant reported the matter to the Kodie Police following information received from the school’s management through its headmaster, Victor Asare.
The report indicated that the accused persons had allegedly been sexually abusing the students through anal intercourse, prompting the school authorities to seek police intervention.
The prosecution disclosed that investigations revealed that Kwabena Kwakye Palance allegedly lured one of the students to the school’s ICT laboratory under the pretext of assigning him cleaning duties.
He allegedly took advantage of the student’s isolation in the laboratory and forcibly engaged in anal intercourse with him. The prosecution further told the court that, following the alleged initial incident, Kwakye repeatedly invited the student to his residence for similar sexual acts.
In the case of Isaac Yankey, the prosecution alleged that he invited the same student to his office and subsequently asked him to visit his bungalow in the evening.
At the bungalow, Yankey allegedly threatened to report the student to the school authorities for engaging in unnatural carnal knowledge with Kwakye unless he also submitted to similar sexual acts.
The prosecution said the student, fearing possible disgrace, allegedly complied, after which Yankey repeatedly invited him whenever he wanted to engage in sexual activity.
Further investigations reportedly revealed that Kwakye also invited the second student to his bungalow, where he allegedly sexually assaulted him. He was also said to have promised to provide the student with essential needs at school in exchange for his compliance with the alleged sexual demands.
The prosecution added that on November 11, 2026, the case docket was called by the Regional Commander and subsequently referred to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further investigations.
It further told the court that both accused persons had allegedly admitted the offences in their caution statements. However, the prosecution indicated that the alleged victims were yet to submit their medical forms as part of the ongoing investigations.
The prosecution consequently prayed the court to remand the accused persons into police custody to facilitate further investigations.
Counsel for the accused persons, Esq. Stephen Kwaku Boaheng, opposed the remand application and urged the court to grant his clients bail, arguing that the charges against them remained allegations.
However, Chief Inspector Owusu Kobi Moses opposed the bail application, maintaining that investigations were still ongoing and that the alleged victims were yet to undergo medical examinations to establish the relevant medical evidence.
After considering the submissions from both parties, the court ordered that the accused persons be remanded into police custody.
The presiding judge, however, directed that the remand period should not exceed ten working days, citing concerns that an extended remand could have serious implications for the accused persons’ employment as government employees, including possible dismissal.
The case was adjourned to November 23, 2026, for the pleas of the accused persons to be taken.
