{
  "id": 15629703,
  "title": "Obuasi SHTS: Victim A recounts how headmaster tried to silence her with GH¢100 after alleged rape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/obuasi-shts-victim-a-recounts-how-headmaster-tried-to-silence-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T16:58:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/obuasi-shts-victim-a-recounts-how-headmaster-tried-to-silence-her-with-gh%c2%a2100-after-alleged-rape/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Victim A, a second-year student at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), alleges that school headmaster Zakaria Abdulai tried to silence her with 100 Ghanaian cedis after an alleged rape incident. According to the student, who is one of 16 accusers, the alleged assault took place on July 25, 2026. She recounted that she went to his official residence to retrieve clothes she had hung out to dry when he asked her to come to his bungalow to send them off on an errand. Upon arriving, the headmaster forced himself on her, despite her resistance. After the assault, he gave her a 100 cedis note and threatened not to speak of the incident. Victim A decided not to report the matter to school authorities due to a previous experience where she was caned by a teacher, but nothing was done. The headmaster offered to leave the school if she forgave him, but she refused. The student only reported the incident to her father after three days, more than a week after the alleged rape occurred.",
  "summary": "A second-year student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) who is among 16 students accusing the school’s headmaster of sexual abuse at his official residence says Zakaria Abdulai tried to silence her with GH¢100 after the alleged rape. She said the alleged assault happened on July 25, 2026, and that none of the teachers […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Obuasi SHTS case: We are operating a ‘very broken ‘system – Angela Dwamena-Aboagye",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/obuasi-shts-case-we-are-operating-a-very-broken-system-angela-dwamena",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:19:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "“They want to cover up” – Father of Obuasi SHTS rape victim loses faith in police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/they-want-to-cover-up-father-of-obuasi-shts-rape-victim-loses-faith",
        "published": "2026-10-19T18:07:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}