A male teacher at Modern Preparatory School in the Eastern Region has been granted bail by the Odumase Circuit Court, despite pleading guilty to sextortion charges. The victim, Miss Dzigbordi, a newly posted teacher at the school, was befriended by the accused, Kumi, also a teacher at the same school.

Kumi expressed romantic interest in Miss Dzigbordi, but she rejected his advances. Despite this, they remained friends. During their friendship, Kumi visited Miss Dzigbordi at her home. It was later discovered that he had secretly obtained nude images of her and used them to demand sex, threatening to publish the images if she refused.

Disturbed by Kumi's actions, Miss Dzigbordi filed a formal complaint at the Odumase Police Station on April 23, 2025. Police arrested Kumi, who admitted to the offence during interrogation.

On April 27, 2025, Kumi appeared before the Odumase Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Abadu Appiatse, and pleaded guilty to sextortion, an act classified under extortion. This carries a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of 25 years in prison. His sentencing was deferred, and he was remanded into prison custody. The case was initially adjourned to May 13, 2025, and subsequently to May 19, 2025, for final sentencing.

In a dramatic turn of events, Kumi was granted bail on Monday, May 19, 2025, when he appeared before the same judge for sentencing. In April 2025, the same court, presided over by Judge Kwesi Appiatse Abadoo, had sentenced an okada rider, Baba Zakaria, to 10 years’ imprisonment for sextortion and human trafficking.