Medical Report Shows That Child Came Down With Servere Virginal Infection Due To Delay In Reaching Hospital
PHOTO: Suspect Junior Gbeayon to be tried on rape charge
BY Henry N. Kolenky, henrykolenky2018@gmail.com
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The Women and Children Protection Section of the Liberia National Police Maryland County Detachment has forwarded to court a man, age 37, Junior Gbeayon for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl.
Rape is a crime and Liberia’s rape law makes it a nonbailable offense, amid the rise in rape cases and other cases of sexual and gender based violence in recent times.
The regional commander of the Police detachment, Chief Inspector Leona Gaye Kangaron and her team put suspect Gbeayon in the care of the court on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 for prosecution. He is a resident of Fish Town in the southeastern city of Harper.
The suspect has since admitted to the Police investigation team that he committed the crime.
According to the medical report released by the James Jenkins Dossen Memorial Hospital, the little rape survivor came down with servere virginal infection due to the delay of the case not been reported early. The medical repot further disclosed that the 6-year-old minor is currently under-going treatment at the James Jenkins Dossen Memorial Hospital and gradually responding to treatment.
The Police charge sheet said the complainant, A. Williams disclosed to the state investigator that he (Arthur Y. Williams) left his six-years old daughter with a lady only identified as Deborah who went to Tamba Boundo, a controversial herbalist whom many people claimed is a magician for treatment, and he (the complainant) went on his farm for four days.
Upon his return from his village, Mr. Williams said he noticed his six-year-old daughter had difficulty walking, and so he asked the child what was happening to her, but she never wanted to explain. Later, the complainant said he later took the minor to her grandmother. When the grand mother asked the victim what was happening to her, the minor then revealed that it was defendant Junior Gbeayon who forcibly had sex with her.
Chief Police Inspector Leona Gaye-Kangar told this Reporter that the alleged rapist was acquainted with his constitutional right, his right to lawyer or chose to remain silence or else whatever he author would be used against him in the court of law.
Defendant Junior Gbeayon has been charged with statutory rape in accordance with section 14.7 C of the penal code of Liberia a second degree felony.