CRIME REPORT EXCLUSIVE! Of 13,613 defilement cases; 249 defiled by guardians & 390 by HIV+ persons

By Francis Otucu

The police defines defilement as an unlawful sexual intercourse with person who is below the age of eighteen years, and the guilty party on conviction liable to life imprisonment.

According to Crime Report 2019, the past year, a total of 13,613 cases of defilement were reported to Police compared to 15,366 cases reported in 2018, giving 11.4% decrease.

Of the cases of Defilement reported in 2019, 10,489 were defilement while 3,124 were Aggravated Defilement.

By the end of the year, 5,732 cases were taken to court, out of which 1,021 cases secured convictions, 69 cases were acquitted, 474 cases were dismissed and 4,168 cases were still pending in court.

A total of 4,897 cases were still under investigations. 5,889 suspects were arrested and charged to Court, out of whom, 1,006 were convicted while 4,353 were still awaiting trial in the period under review.

1. Victims of Defilement A total of 13,682 children were defiled in 2019, of whom, 13,441 were female juveniles and 241 were male juveniles.

The category of 15 – 17 years are mainly victims of defilement due to the following; 

i). some cultural norm still practiced where girls who have developed breasts are considered ready for marriage,

ii. Adolescent age where many young girls are taken advantage of, and iii. Some of the girls are defiled in the process of doing domestic chores especially when they are sent alone.

Age Group 0-8   Years – 1,026

9-14 YEARS – 2,100

15-17 YEARS – 10,556

Total –  13, 682

WHO DEFILED THEM

Category of Suspects No. of Victims

1. Defiled by Parents 84

2. Defiled by Guardians 249 3.

Defiled by Teachers (Pupils) 113

4. Defiled by Teachers (Students) 64

5. Defiled by Persons who are HIV positive 390

6. Children with Disability 126

REGIONS WITH HIGHEST DEFILMENT CASES

S/No. Regions No. of Cases Reported

1. East Kyoga 945

2. Elgon 922

3. Greater Masaka 898

4. North Kyoga 893

5. Bukedi 830

6. Busoga East 759

7. Aswa 739

8. Albertine 659

9. Rwenzori West 635

10. Busoga North 609

DISTRICTS WITH HISGHEST DEFILEMENT CASES

S/No. District/Divisions No. of Cases Reported

1. Mbale 317

2. Kamuli 274

3. Lira 197

4. Arua 191

5. Tororo 190

6. Mukono Division 177

7. Iganga 175

8. Masaka 171

9. Mayuge 169

10. Dokolo 167