An errant LC 5 Councillor in Kalungu district is in trouble for reportedly molesting a 14-year-old girl. Charles Mutebi, a Councilor representing Kalungu Rural sub-county is wanted by police.
Mutebi a former teacher to his victim(names withheld) reportedly lured her into his bedroom before performing the gruesome act on her and fleeing.Preliminary reports from the police indicate that on September 2021 while at his residence in Kaliiro village, Kaliiro parish-Kalungu Rural, Mutebi tricked the girl claiming he wanted to buy food for him from her mother’s restaurant. He then suddenly shut ,drugged her with chloroformed and defiled her unconscious.
In her police statement ,the victim says she woke up in grave pain and released that both the mattress and her dress was soiled with blood .She adds that at that point Mutebi reportedly threatened to kill her in case she revealed his acts.
The victim’s father, Baptista Ddungu, says his daughter returned and narrated to them what had happened and a complaint against the LC5 was filed at Kalungu police station. He says his daughter was also subjected to treatment at Villa Maria hospital in Masaka after her condition worsened.
Ddungu says that Mutebi approached them and offered to give 50,000 shillings to settle the case but they declined his bribe and continued pursuing for justice.
According to Muhammad Nsubuga, the Southern Regional Police spokesman, they are hunting for the councilor who is currently on the run.
He explains that the case file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for guidance on how to proceed with the and investigations have now kicked off in high gear.
