- A ‘fake’ pastor has been arrested in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- He was nabbed for ‘raping’ not less than Fourteen boys.
A thirty-year-old man posing as pastor has been arrested for raping at least 14 boys in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to a source who spoke to AFP News from a Panzi Foundation charity hospital in Bukavu city, the children were admitted last month “in a state of suffering and psychological stress”.
His victims were all underaged children, ranging from 8 to 15 years old.
The suspect was able to keep the children silent by buying them small gifts for several weeks, according to the Panzi Foundation.
Evariste Kajibwami, a clinical psychologist explained that the children are currently traumatised by the abuse.
He vowed that the foundation would help the victims “until justice was done”.
The charity health foundation is run by Denis Mukwege, a Nobel Laureate. His foundation has helped treat thousands of women who were raped during conflicts in eastern DR Congo over the past two decades.
Furthermore, they have seen to the prosecution and jailing of criminals involved in such heinous conducts.