WAKISO: In the first case where David Katumwa defiled a 13 year old girl, the case was mysteriously “settled out of court”. Now the renowned city businessman and Nansana Municipality parliamentary candidate, is at it again for allegedly orchestrating the disappearance of a teenager.
He was booked into cells at Katwe Police station yesterday.
The 16-old girl reportedly disappeared from her mother’s home in Zzana about a month ago after being questioned about the source of the money she’d used to buy a brand new smartphone. Her mother, Yasmin Ahmed filed a case of a missing person at Zzana police station.
However, she was later informed that the girl was sighted at Katumwa’s home in the same area. According to Yasmin, she saw her daughter in Katumwa’s vehicle about a fortnight ago and sent him messengers to return the girl in vain.
When Zzana police failed to act, Yasmin complained to Katwe police station, which picked up Katumwa on Monday night. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesperson confirmed Katumwa’s arrest.
Katumwa who was nominated to run for the Nansana municipality parliamentary seat isn’t new to controversies involving underage girls. Known for dealing in sportswear and equipment through Katumwa Sports Center, the accused was arrested in 2015 on allegations of defiling a primary seven girl.
The 13-year-old girl accused Katumwa of luring her into a lodge in Zzana where he allegedly defiled her. During investigations, the teenager led detectives to Silda Guest House in Zzana where she was allegedly defiled by Katumwa.
Police established that the teenager was paid Shs 20,000 by the suspect who warned her not to tell anyone what had happened. However, Katumwa maintained his innocence, saying he was being framed. The case was resolved mysteriously before reaching court.
Psychology of a PAEDOPHILE;
Pedophilia is an ongoing sexual attraction to pre-pubertal children. It is considered a paraphilia, a condition in which a person’s sexual arousal and gratification depend on fantasizing about and engaging in sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme. Pedophilia is defined as recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children—generally age 13 years or younger—over a period of at least six months. Pedophiles are more often men and can be attracted to either or both sexes. How well they relate to adults of the same or opposite sex varies.
Pedophilic disorder can be diagnosed in people who are willing to disclose this paraphilia, as well as in people who deny any sexual attraction to children but demonstrate objective evidence of pedophilia. For the condition to be diagnosed, an individual must either act on their sexual urges or experience significant distress or interpersonal difficulty as a result of their urges or fantasies. Without these two criteria, a person may have a pedophilic sexual orientation but not pedophilic disorder.
The prevalence of pedophilic disorder is unknown, but the highest possible prevalence in the male population is theorized to be approximately three to five percent. The prevalence in the female population is thought to be a small fraction of the prevalence in males.
