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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Mariakani, Kwale, Kenya · 2023

Kenya: pastor convicted in two cases of defiling girls who attended his church

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

Both girls attended the defendant's church; his pastoral standing supplied access and trust.

  • Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2023-10-01 · convictions in two cases and sentences

    Mariakani Law Courts, Kenya. Samuel Ngumbao Harrison, 27, a pastor, was convicted in two separate Mariakani cases of defiling two girls aged 14 and 16 who attended his church, receiving 30 years and 8 years respectively.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • pastoral standing over girls who attended his church

Primary record

Sources

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Pastor jailed for defiling two cousins', The Standard (Kenya), Oct. 2023.

Reports both convictions and sentences.

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