The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) has appealed to the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, Ghana Police Service and Ghana Education Service to provide an update on investigations into the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl with special needs at the Bolga Girls Senior High School in the Upper East Region.
The society said more than a month had passed since it first called for swift action on the matter, given the seriousness of the allegations and the vulnerability of the alleged victim.
The appeal follows allegations that two security personnel at the school sexually assaulted the girl on August 20, 2026. The girl was reportedly experiencing a relapse before the alleged incident.
In a statement signed by its executive secretary, Mr Humphrey Matey Kofie, and copied to The Ghanaian Times, MEHSOG said the public deserved an appropriate update without disclosing information that could compromise investigations, the privacy and dignity of the child or the legal rights of persons involved.
The society is seeking information on whether the girl is currently safe, where she is staying or receiving care, and whether appropriate protection and support have been provided.
It also wants to know whether she has received professional, trauma-informed mental health and psychosocial support, including counselling and other services required for her recovery, and whether arrangements have been made for continuity of care.
On education, MEHSOG is seeking an update on whether the girl has returned to Bolga Girls SHS or has been provided with an alternative educational arrangement.
If she has returned, the society wants to know what safeguarding measures have been put in place to protect her from intimidation, retaliation, stigma, further trauma or other harm.
MEHSOG is also asking whether administrative or precautionary measures have been taken against the persons alleged to have been involved, including interdiction, suspension, reassignment or removal from duties that could expose the child or other students to risk pending investigations.
The society further wants an update on the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) inquiry, including whether it has been completed and, if not, the current status and outstanding steps.
MEHSOG stressed that its call was not intended to prejudge the investigation or determine the guilt or innocence of any person.
It said the allegations must be resolved through a credible, professional and impartial investigative and judicial process, while ensuring that all persons involved enjoy the protections guaranteed by law.
The society, however, emphasised that the passage of time should not cause the matter to lose momentum, stressing that the child’s protection, access to justice and mental health and psychosocial recovery must remain central to the response.
BY MALIK SULLEMANA
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