Posted on 07/22/2014 3:37:24 PM PDT by Morgana
An Edmond teenager faces a possible life in prison sentence after authorities say they learned about shocking crimes he allegedly committed on an African mission trip.
The suspect was volunteering at a Kenyan children’s home when he allegedly raped and molested a number of young children.
According to court records, 19-year-old Matthew Durham confessed to raping several young girls, forcing some boys to perform oral sex on him and even making other kids watch.
“This is a young man in our community that made choices to exploit children in an orphanage,” said United States Attorney Sanford Coats. “It’s a true tragedy all the way around.”
The 19-year-old suspect traveled overseas with a group called Upendo.
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Strike one: Not Islamic.
Strike two: Not working for the UN.
Strike three: Not black.
Yep, life sentence it is... Until he converts.
Well. If, after a fair trial, he’s found guilty, then he should be locked up for the rest of his life. Anyone who rapes young boys and girls does not need to be part of society.
it’s going to be uphisendo alright.
How about this...
Strike one. Not in America and did a crime
Strike two. Total idiot sex offender
Strike three. Against children no less.
The only other crime worse in Kenya is poaching and for they they put you in a box in the middle of the hot sun and let you die.
What ever they do to this perv if he’s found guilty is just fine by me.
If he is convicted of rape he spends the rest of his life in prison...regardless of race, creed, color or faith.
There is NO faith which sanctions rape of ANYONE of ANY age for ANY reason.
NEVER justifiable.
“There is NO faith which sanctions rape of ANYONE of ANY age for ANY reason. “
It’s called Islam, but is that really a religion?
It sounds like he’s quite a messed-up young man. Maybe mission organizations should do psychological screening for participants in situations that aren’t closely monitored.
Oh come on, how can anyone forget about Anal Jihad?
I’d never heard of the organization, so I looked it up. It appears to have been founded by a group of Kenyans and some Dutch people as an orphanage for the children of AIDS victims, and many of the children are also HIV positive.
I wonder how this guy got involved with it? Very sad, though, to abuse the trust of these children that way. Hang him high.
I never heard that term before. Where DID you get that?!
It's disgusting.
Nature made us for the two-way street of a birth canal. Anal traffic is definitely ONE WAY.
I’m a little surprised that there isn’t better screening for signs of potential child molesters or better monitoring of new recruits during their initial missions.
Hopefully he won’t escape to Mexico and change his name to Juan Garcia. He’ll be back walking the streets in Oklahoma in two seconds.
Another top career choice for Pedophiles I guess. Add it to the list.
This is Africa where raping children is so common, our government spends tens of millions giving those kids birth control.
I think there’s currently a bit of a gap between the categories of victims and abusers. “Children” are potential victims, while “adults” are potential abusers. But what’s a 19-year-old boy/man?
If an adult homosexual or a woman high school teacher targets him, he can still be considered a “victim.” On the other hand, if he’s forcing himself on younger boys or girls, he’s an abuser.
I think the organizations just haven’t worked through the potential outcome and planned for them. Maybe evil is always a step ahead.
uhh... .11% of Kenya is Muslim. It’s hardly a Muslim country. I highly doubt converting would help him.
Well, since AIDS started in central Africa it's not surprising.
That NONE of the men or women have had any/some education about AIDS is also not surprising. AIDS won't go away soon.
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I wonder how this guy got involved with it? Very sad, though, to abuse the trust of these children that way. Hang him high.
Pedophiles find their way to children. As I said before, this guy was PROBABLY abused when HE was a boy. The cycle of pedophilia never seems to stop.
That’s true.
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