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Ghanaian Victims Urged to Speak Out After Sex-for-Grades Investigation

Stacey Knott

   ACCRA - The University of Ghana is looking into the allegations against
   staff in a BBC investigation, which found teachers harassing would-be
   students.

   The "Sex for Grades" documentary showed university lecturers at both
   the University of Ghana and the University of Lagos propositioning
   female reporters who were posing as students.

   Ghanaian activist Eugenia Baffour, who contributed research to the
   investigation, says abusers often operate with a sense of impunity.
   However, she says, the fallout is prompting more victims to speak out.

   "Something good has already come out even for the number of stories
   that came out," Baffour said. "The kind of courage and strength it gave
   a lot of victims and survivors to speak out about their abusers was a
   huge step for us in the right direction when it comes to us not being
   silenced anymore as a victim."

   As first reported by the BBC, there are increasing allegations of
   sexual harassment by teachers at West African universities.

   The University of Ghana's Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee is
   investigating two of the accused, who have both denied the allegations.

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