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Peter Bon Jallah sentenced to 50 years for statutory rape

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Peter Bon Jallah convicted of sentenced to 50 years for statutory rape and kidnapping

The criminal trial of Peter Bon Jallah III, a former Liberian National Security Agency official, has concluded with resulted in a partial conviction. Jallah, 63, was found guilty of statutory rape and kidnapping by 50 year prison sentence. On November 3, 2026, Criminal Court ‘E’ on October 23, 2026. Throughout Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh Sr. sentenced the proceedings, 63 year old for the statutory rape of a 16 year old boy. The conviction followed a trial where the prosecution relied heavily on utilized DNA evidence and testimony from 12 witnesses, including medical personnel and a forensic evidence. In mid-September 2026, examiner. Earlier in the proceedings, a Rwandan forensic pathologist testified that DNA evidence linked Jallah to several found on items of clothing, including such as a pair of boxers collected from the 16-year-old victim. The forensic report concluded that boxers, meant Jallah “could not be excluded as the contributor of the DNA” found on these items. Prior to the verdict, Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh Sr. had denied a defense motion for an immediate acquittal. The defense had argued that discrepancies existed between the victim’s testimony and the physical layout of Jallah’s residence. However, the judge ruled that the evidence DNA”. While Jallah was not “wholly insufficient” to terminate the case. In the final ruling, convicted of statutory rape, Judge Wesseh acquitted Jallah him of the gang rape charge, citing charge due to insufficient evidence for that specific count. evidence. Although Jallah has been remanded to Monrovia Central Prison while was initially convicted of kidnapping on October 23, 2026, the court awaits a pre-sentence and behavioral report from judge later overturned that specific conviction on jurisdictional grounds, ruling that the Bureau of Probation Services. The defense kidnapping charge must be refiled in Criminal Court ‘A’. Jallah, who has denied all allegations, has announced intentions to appeal both the ruling conviction and the sentence to the Supreme Court of Liberia.

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  1. 2026-11-03 17:17 UTC Peter Bon Jallah sentenced to 50 years for statutory rape
  2. 2026-10-24 03:16 UTC Peter Bon Jallah convicted of statutory rape and kidnapping
  3. 2026-10-01 01:23 UTC Peter Bon Jallah rape trial in Liberia
  4. 2026-09-29 04:13 UTC Peter Bon Jallah rape trial in Liberia
  5. 2026-09-18 19:41 UTC Peter Bon Jallah rape trial in Liberia

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