US teen in court for child sex charges
A screengrab of the statement on the FBI website.
What you need to know:
- Durham was charged in Edmond, Oklahoma on July 18 after his arrest the previous day.
- He is accused of engaging in sexual acts with several boys and girls at the home aged between four and 10.
An American teenager has been charged with sexual abuse at an orphanage in Kenya.
Matthew Durham, 19, was a volunteer at Upendo Children’s Home in Nairobi four months ago where the abuse allegedly took place, a statement on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website said.
Durham was charged in Edmond, Oklahoma on July 18 after his arrest the previous day.
OVERFLOW BUNK
He is accused of engaging in sexual acts with several boys and girls at the home aged between four and 10.
The crimes are alleged to have taken place between April and June during his last visit to Kenya.
“Durham stayed at the home in an overflow bunk rather than at an offsite facility with a sponsor family where he was on prior visits,” the statement read.
The FBI report said Durham had previously volunteered at Upendo Children’s Home in June 2012 and June 2013. The home offers food, shelter and clothes for abandoned children.
Since his arrest, Durham has appeared before a magistrate in Oklahoma and being held without bond. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in jail.
