Secondary student arrested for sodomising 8-year-old boy

The police in Buikwe District  have arrested a 19 –year- old senior four  student for allegedly  sodomising  and defiling an  an eight- year -old pupil.

The incident reportedly occurred on April 2, 2023 in Bunyangira Village in Kawolo Sub County in Buikwe District.

Ssezibwa regional police spokesperson, Ms Hellen Butoto, confirmed to this publication on Wednesday that the suspect is currently detained  at Lugazi Central Police Station pending investigations.

Ms Butoto said the suspect is a student of Namataba Secondary School while the victim is a pupil of Bibo Church of Uganda Primary School –both located in Buikwe District.

“This case was reported to the police by the father of the victim. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having committed the crime, but told detectives that bad spirits had possessed him,”Ms Butoto said.

 “I want to assure the public that our detectives are ongoing to establish more facts surrounding the lifestyle of the suspect so that justice is delivered,” she added. 

Parliament recently  passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 that will see anyone engaging in acts of homosexuality facing 20 years in jail.

The Bill if assented to by the President also proposes a death penalty for any one engaging in aggravated homosexuality.

The Bill that was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, now awaits Presidential assent into law.