My daughter was not a victim of "Sex for Grades" - Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied a newspaper report that his daughter was a victim of 'Sex for Grades".

According to a press release issued by the office of the former President, the story captioned “My daughter was a victim of “Sex for Grade” is a false and a distorted rendition of what transpired when the National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) called on President Rawlings on Thursday, October 31, 2019.

The statement said the "derogatory" report is a calculated attempt to mislead the public and embarrass the former President and his family.

"The front-page headline of the story captioned “My daughter was a victim of “Sex for Grade” is a false and distorted rendition of what transpired when the National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) called on President Rawlings on Thursday, October 31, 2019," the statement said.

"While the former President spoke extensively about the scourge of the sex for grades issue, it must be noted that he never stated that his daughter was a victim of said misbehaviour. For the avoidance of doubt, he was very clear and adamant in clarifying that fact. It is irresponsible and bad journalism that the Chronicle chose to publish utter fabrications.

"Quoting him verbatim, former President Rawlings stated at the onset of the mention of his daughter that, “Actually I must admit that this thing has happened to one of my daughters before. It wasn’t to do with sex.”

Read the entire statement below;

My daughter was not a victim of "Sex for Grades" - Rawlings by Kweku Zurek on Scribd