Police in Kampala are hunting for a senior lecturer at Kyambogo University, Dean of Faculty of Special needs and Rehabilitation on allegations of defiling a 16 year old girl. The suspect, Dr. Eron Lawrence, 56 absconded police bond on December 14^th, 2023 and disappeared, his case file was sanctioned on the 13.12.2023, for Aggravated Defilement of a girl aged 16, with a disability, when he is HIV positive.

According to sources, the suspect travelled as a caretaker with 4 students including the victim to Nairobi-Kenya, for a conference, and returned on 12.10.2023. He picked his car that he had left at the Airport and gave a lift to the students and first dropped two students from Gulu University at Namayiba Taxi Park. He further droped the 3rd student at North Hall, Kyambogo University and remained with the victim, who had a visual impairment, in the car (she can only see during day time while using glasses, but cannot see at night).

According to a statement released by Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, Dr. Eron drove together with the victim upto Namugongo Nsawo village, Kira municipality. It is said, while on their journey, the victim requested for water, which was bought at a supermarket along Ndagire road, in Nalya and she fell unconscious after taking it.

The statement indicates that after gaining her consciousness, she fell some pain around her private parts, and realised she had been sexually assaulted while in the car. Enanga says her maternal uncle, drove her back to her school in Mukono where she revealed the ordeal to Senior Woman teacher, who alerted the school head teacher and the matter reported to Mukono police.

Police say the DNA samples that were recovered from the suspects car, a Toyota Wish, registration number UBA 349Z, matched with the samples found on the body of the victim. Police have now tasked the suspect's sureties who include; Olobo Lawrence, 48, Adoch Gertrude and Among Paul, 54, to produce him before the DPC at Jinja Road Police Division.