Nigeria: bishop sentenced to 20 years for raping a congregant's child entrusted to his care
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bishop and church founder
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A congregant family entrusted their child to their bishop's household — the entrustment itself was an act of religious trust in his office.
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2025-01-22 · conviction and sentence
FCT High Court, Abuja, Nigeria (Justice Adebiyi Osolo); prosecuted by NAPTIP. Bishop Kenneth Duke, 52, a church founder in Abuja, was convicted of raping the 12-year-old daughter of a church member who had been entrusted to his family's care, and sentenced to 20 years. The prosecution was brought by NAPTIP, Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- custody of a congregant's child entrusted to his family
- episcopal standing within his church
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- official prosecuting authority conviction release NAPTIP, prosecuting-authority statement on the conviction of Bishop Kenneth Duke, 22 Jan. 2025; corroborated by Punch, Guardian Nigeria and Sahara Reporters.
Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency announcing the FCT High Court conviction and sentence.
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- https://naptip.gov.ng/ Corpus classification: official-prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: conviction-release. SHA-256 ae86cad06541995091dd904cb160472d51f7bb26cf31a357342fb2d382b4e1da
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