Police in Mwatate, Taita Taveta county are investigating an incident where a head teacher allegedly defiled a 15-year-old pupil.
The pupil said she was in the company of other pupils when the head teacher ordered them out of his office and locked the door before defiling her as a punishment.
"We were cleaning the class and one pupil came in with dirty feet and was slapped by my colleagues. He reported to the head teacher who summoned us to his office. The teacher told us we were indisciplined and he slapped me. Unfortunately, I slapped back," the pupil said.
The head teacher later took the pupil to the school director who then expelled her according to the pupil.
“I was even scared to tell my mother, so I told my aunts on Saturday. They are the ones who took me to the hospital,” she narrated.
A medical examination on the girl at Mwatate Sub-County Hospital showed that the pupil was sexually assaulted.
Confirming the incident, Mwatate OCPD Monica Kimani said her office will not allow such incidents.
She warned that investigations were underway and that the head teacher would face prosecution after gathering sufficient evidence.
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