{
  "id": 15897368,
  "title": "Obuasi SHTS abuse: One student reportedly withdraws complaint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/obuasi-shts-abuse-one-student-reportedly-withdraws-complaint",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:47:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/obuasi-shts-abuse-one-student-reportedly-withdraws-complaint/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lawyer Isaac Ofori Mensah, representing two alleged victims in the sexual abuse allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), announced that one of the students withdrew her complaint. The student and her family decided not to pursue the matter during police investigations into the allegations against the school's interdicted headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai. The first student informed the police that she had withdrawn her case when the second student arrived to assist with the investigation. Another witness alleged that the headmaster had inappropriately touched her. Lawyer Mensah expressed concern over the pace of the investigations and questioned why the headmaster, who was allegedly ill at the time, was able to travel to Kumasi to interrogate those in custody while the teachers and students remained in detention for weeks. He also noted that a separate defilement case was filed around the same time as the arrests, but the two cases were being treated differently. Lawyer Mensah emphasized the need for fairness in the legal process and the progress of the investigations. The allegations against the headmaster are still under investigation, and he has not been arraigned before a court.",
  "summary": "Lawyer Isaac Ofori Mensah, who represents two of the alleged victims in the sexual abuse allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), says one of the students has withdrawn her complaint, with the student and her family indicating they no longer wish to pursue the matter. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr Mensah […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘What else do we want before taking action?’ – Abena Osei Asare questions police’s handling of Obuasi SHTS case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/what-else-do-we-want-before-taking-action-abena-osei-asare-questions",
        "published": "2026-10-21T10:14:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations: Education Ministry knew nothing until exposé – Dr. Apaak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/obuasi-shts-abuse-allegations-education-ministry-knew-nothing-until-15883506",
        "published": "2026-10-21T12:04:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}