Two teachers of Aduman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have been remanded into police custody for allegedly sexually abusing two 17-year-old male students, with the Ghana Education Service (GES) also interdicting them pending investigations.
The accused, Kwabena Kwakye Palance, 37, and Isaac Yankey, 39, were ordered to remain in police custody by the Nsuta Circuit Court on Thursday, November 12, following their appearance before His Lordship Simon Nketiah Gagah.
The court directed that their remand should not exceed 10 working days, citing the potential consequences of prolonged detention on their employment as government workers.
According to the prosecution, the alleged offences involved two final-year students of the school, both aged 17.
Chief Inspector Owusu Kobi Moses, who led the prosecution, told the court that the case was reported to the Kodie Police on November 9 by the District Director of Education for Afigya-Kwabre South, David Akomeah.
The report followed information received from the school’s management through its headmaster, Victor Asare.
The prosecution alleged that Palance used his position as a teacher to lure one of the students to the school’s ICT laboratory under the pretext of assigning him cleaning duties, where he allegedly sexually abused him.
He was further accused of repeatedly inviting the student to his residence.
Yankey, on the other hand, allegedly invited the same student to his office and later to his bungalow, where he threatened to report him to school authorities if he refused to submit to sexual acts.
The prosecution also accused Palance of inviting the second student to his bungalow, where he allegedly abused him and promised to provide him with essential school needs in exchange for compliance.
Chief Inspector Moses told the court that the case had been referred to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further investigations following a directive from the Regional Commander on November 11.
He further disclosed that both accused persons had allegedly admitted the offences in their caution statements, although the alleged victims were yet to submit their medical forms.
Court rejects bail request
Counsel for the accused, Stephen Kwaku Boaheng, opposed the prosecution’s application for remand and urged the court to grant his clients bail, arguing that the allegations had not been proven.
However, the prosecution opposed bail, citing the ongoing investigations and the need for the alleged victims to undergo medical examinations.
After considering the arguments, the court ordered the two teachers to be remanded in police custody, limiting the period to 10 working days.
The case has been adjourned to November 23, 2026, for the pleas of the accused persons to be taken.
GES interdicts teachers
Separately, the Ghana Education Service has interdicted both teachers as investigations continue.
In a statement issued on November 12 and signed by its Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi, the GES said management had received reports of alleged sexual misconduct involving the two staff members and a male student.
The Service confirmed that the matter had been referred to the police and that both teachers had been arrested in connection with the allegations.
It said the interdiction was an administrative measure pending the outcome of investigations.
The allegations are yet to be determined by the court.
