{
  "id": 16077944,
  "title": "Obuasi SHTS headmaster says rape accuser is 20 to 21 years old and has a child",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/obuasi-shts-headmaster-says-rape-accuser-is-20-to-21-years-old-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:13:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/obuasi-shts-headmaster-says-rape-accuser-is-20-to-21-years-old-and-has-a-child/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) Headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, told radio host Blakk Rasta that the accuser of his alleged sexual abuse is between 20 and 21 years old and has a child. During an interview, Abdulai made these comments in response to reports of sexual harassment and assault involving female students at the school. He stated that the accuser gave birth and has a child, but he cannot judge her. Abdulai has been suspended following the complaint filed by the accuser and her parents, and he is currently awaiting court proceedings while on self-recognisance bail. The headmaster maintains that he has his own account of the events, and the investigative committee heard both his account and that of the accuser and her relatives.",
  "summary": "Suspended Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) Headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, has revealed that the girl who accused him of rape is between 20 and 21 years old and has a child.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "When safeguarding fails: The Obuasi SHTS allegations and the crisis of school governance in Ghana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/when-safeguarding-fails-the-obuasi-shts-allegations-and-the-crisis-of",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:35:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Veep speaks on Obuasi SHTS scandal: Demands due process of the law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/veep-speaks-on-obuasi-shts-scandal-demands-due-process-of-the-law",
        "published": "2026-10-22T10:07:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "GES moves to reopen Obuasi SHTS as new headmaster is appointed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ges-moves-to-reopen-obuasi-shts-as-new-headmaster-is-appointed",
        "published": "2026-10-22T10:34:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}