Zara and Abigail, the two ladies who were captured in the Sex for Grades scandal that rocked the University of Ghana in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary are not students or members of the University Community.
The fact finding committee instituted to look into the matter in its final report indicated that evidence available to them showed the two ladies did not belong to the University community.
The report which has been seen by BestNewsGH.com said because the two ladies in the video are not members of the University Community, the Anti-Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Policy of the university cannot be triggered against the two lecturers named in the documentary, Prof. Ransford Gyampoh and Dr. Paul Kwame Butakor.
“Consequently, the committee notes that in the absence of any evidence that Zara and Abigail are students or members of the University of Ghana, the provisions of paragraphs 10.1, 12.1 and 12.4 of the Code of Conduct for Senior Members of the University of Ghana and the Anti-Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Policy of the university cannot be triggered against the affected lecturers,” it said.
Paragraph 10.1 of the Code of Conduct for Academic Staff of the University of Ghana stipulates: “Academic staff shall refrain from any type of harassment or discrimination against students and shall adhere to the Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy of the university.”
Paragraph 12.1 of the code says: “Academic staff are prohibited from engaging in sexual or amorous behaviour with students,” while Paragraph 12. 4 says: “Academic staff are bound by the Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy of the university.”
Source: BestNewsGH.com
