Kampala Police has arrested a bodaboda cyclist for sexually abusing an underage girl after he filmed himself in a lodge kissing her and later posted the video on global social media platform, TikTok.
The suspect has been identified as Joseph Ngoma. It is alleged that Ngoma recorded himself while performing sexual acts on a 16-year-old girl in a lodge and published the video on his TikTok account four days later which sparked public outrage.
Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga revealed that the suspect committed the offence in a lodge in Mubende District before going into hiding until he was picked up from his hideout in Kitintale, Kampala.
According to Police, findings show that the teenager left home on Ngoma’s Boda Boda on May 4, 2023, for coaching, when they reached Madudu Trading Centre, the suspect created an excuse to first branch off and pick up his personal items from his home.
“They rode a distance of about 100 meters along Mubende Madudu road, where they stopped at a lodge. The suspect instead got a room and lured the victim to help him carry some of his properties for him. The victim was forcefully dragged into the lodge, where the suspect recorded her inside, calling her his wife. He went on and defiled the victim and told her to go back home,” Mr Enanga said.
The video generated debate on different social media platforms and also earned the attention of the victim’s mother, who reported the matter at Mubende Police Station.
After medically ascertaining defilement, the victim also led the team of investigators to the lodge where one Sylvia Nankinga was arrested for procuring defilement.
Police have also expressed concerns about the growing trend of live-streamed or recorded crimes.
“Why would someone videotape themselves committing a crime? From an ethical point of view, we encourage all citizens to stop the practice unless it is for evidential purposes. Most video footage is recorded without any clues or leads on where it happened,” he said.
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