Kawe was only 13 years old in JHS Form 1 when her mathematics teacher began pursuing her
A young student from Asafo Methodist Basic School in Ghana’s Eastern Region has shared harrowing accounts of sexual abuse by a teacher in his 40s.
Her testimony, captured in a TV3 documentary aired on July 23, 2025, highlights a pattern of manipulation, coercion, and impunity that continues to threaten the safety and education of girls like Kawe.
Kawe (a pseudonym) was only 13 years old in JHS Form 1 when her mathematics teacher began pursuing her relentlessly.
“I am always not happy; a teacher is not making me happy. He keeps telling me he likes me, “she shared.
Despite rejecting his advances in Forms 1 and 2, the teacher’s persistence intensified. By Form 3, the emotional toll had begun affecting Kawe’s academic focus and mental well-being.
Fearing her mother’s reaction, she kept silent. “I was scared to tell my mother because she’s a bit impatient. I was afraid she would shout at me.”
Eventually, the teacher coerced her into sending a compromising video. Although she initially refused to send nude videos, his pressure wore her down.
“He was always telling me to send him my naked videos, but I said I can’t do it, so I did the video from the chest, and I didn’t show my face, and sent it to him.”
Following this, his demeanour changed; she received preferential treatment while others were punished harshly. Yet this shift only deepened the abuse.
“He always wants to touch me, but I don’t agree, he tries to feel my breasts and backside. I mostly don’t allow him, but he forces me.”
Retaliation followed when she reported his behaviour to another teacher. A brutal beating left her with a swollen finger, limiting her ability to do chores.
Kawe’s academic difficulties in mathematics became another tool of manipulation. The teacher sent her exam questions via mobile phone during terminal exams, urging her not to share them. Although some of her friends unintentionally saw the questions, the intent was unmistakable.
“He wanted to force me to sleep with him, but I didn’t want that to happen.”
Suspicious of frequent calls to her daughter’s phone, Kawe’s mother, Adoble Mawusi, investigated. She discovered disturbing messages and images that confirmed her worst fears.
“He kept asking her why she hadn’t sent the photos of her private parts, as he had requested, but my daughter said people were in the house, so she would send them later, and that was when I took the phone,” Adoble said.
After seizing the phone, she confronted the teacher, who admitted wrongdoing and begged for forgiveness, stating, “If someone did that to my child, I wouldn’t be happy about it.”
They reported the teacher to both the school and the Akim Asafo police station. The teacher visited their home and pleaded for leniency, claiming public disgrace would follow a court case.
“He said that even if the case went to the police station or court, he would be disgraced, but nothing would happen,” Adoble recounted.
”I am always not happy. A teacher is not making me happy. He keeps telling me he likes me”. In “Stolen Innocence”, Kawe(name changed) shares her sad experience of being targeted by her teacher.https://t.co/zbP1hNKaHY pic.twitter.com/ubaTDnCYSX
— Godwin Asediba (@GodwinAsediba) July 23, 2025
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