Ghanaian varsity suspends lecturers in sex-for-marks documentary

The University of Ghana has suspended two lecturers for various periods without salary after they were filmed sexually harassing undercover reporters in a BBC documentary.

The documentary exposed sexual harassment and misconduct by lecturers at prestigious institutions in West Africa.

On Monday, professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor were found to have breached the university’s code of conduct.

Both deny the allegations.

In a statement, the university handed a six-month suspension without salary to Proffessor Gaympo and a four-month suspension without salary to Dr Butakor.

The two men must also undergo training on the university’s sexual harassment and misconduct policy, as well as the code of conduct for academic staff.

Professor Gyampo and Dr Butakor will only resume work after a positive assessment.

If successful, they would then undergo yearly assessments for the next five years.