By Never G. Lomo|LPR News, Monrovia
Rape in Liberia now becoming sport for men with under age girl children been victimized the most.
Days after a video of a 15yr. old girl who was allegedly raped and impregnated by her step father in Foya, Lofa County surfaced on the Social media, it doesn’t still stop another 53yr. old man along with a 20yr.old man from raping two underage girls in Monrovia.
The women and children protection section of the Liberia National Police in Monrovia has charged and sent to court two alleged rapists Police charged Defendant Jonathan Joe Fiske age 53 with the crime of rape in violation of Chapter 14 Sub-Chapter D section section 14.70(a)(I) of the 2005 rape law of Liberia.
According to the police charge sheet, Defendant Fiske was arrested and acquainted with his Constitution right duly investigated in the presence of his oldest brother S. Francis Targaye and charged with crime mentioned above based on complain filed by the victim relative.
The victim complained to police investigators that her 12 year old niece was sexually abused (raped) by the Defendant in 2019 and 2020 respectively. During an interview with the complainant, she informed the investigators that the victim is her late brother biological daughter whose has been living with her in Montserrado County.
The complainant stated that at the beginning of 2019, her child hood friend Maybel Cooper informed her sister Esther Faith and husband Jonathan Joe Fiske love her neice.
The complainant further that while, the victim was living with Defendant and his wife, he began showing the victim porn movie from his phone and he eventually and sexually abused her by inserting his penis in her private part.
As for the defendant Jonathan Joe Fiske he was acquainted with his constitutional right and when confronted with the allegation of rape meted against by the victim, defendant Fiske categorically denied ever raping the victim but admitted that the victim has been witnessing porn movie on his phone without his consent.
Police investigation revealed that the statement from the victim and other witnesses corroborated as it relates to the allegation leived against the Defendant. On the other hand, a 20 year old man has also raped a 16Yr. old girl in the Joe’Bar Paynesville community, outside Monrovia.
Investigation conducted by the women and children protection section of the Liberia National Police on May 23, 2020, Jacqueline Allison Saye age 35 reported and alleged that her 16yr old daughter was sexually abused by defendant Edwin Farwor, a security guard from the corporate security services assigned to her compound at Vokar Mission AB Road.
Complainant Jacqueline told the investigators that Monday evening, May 18,2020, she took her son Prince N. Saye Jr. cell phone in an effort to seize it because he was not attentive to home studies.
The complainant narrated to the investigators that she decided to check the phone and during the searched she realized that he had a messenger to her surprised it was has messenger chat and while going through the chat, she saw a chat from the security guard Edwin Farwor which was very disturbing that included sexual messages and porn video from the defendant.
After seeing such porn video, she immediately informed her husband Prince N. Saye Sr. who in turn forwarded a formal complaint to the head of the Corporate Guard Security services and May 20,2020, the Head of Security forwarded the defendant Farwor statement to her husband which confirmed that he had sexual contact with her daughter.
During an interview with the victim, she narrated that in 2019 her father brought defendant Farwor and two other security guards to their house to work and one day she carried her phone on charge to the security booth for charge and when she went for her phone, she saw a message from the defendant that he want her.
The victim further told the investigators that after receiving such message from the defendant, he later added her on messenger and he sent her love messages and porngraphy video on her messenger and he mostly go to her window at night passed his hand through her window played with her legs and private part.
According to the victim, for each time she is sitting alone, defendant Farwor will come to her his hand in her bra and played with her breast and sometime put his hand in her underclothes and play with her private part.
Once my parents go out of town, defendant Farwor will come by 12 mid day sitting alone, the defendant came and put hand in her night gown, he played with her breast, he put his hand in her private part and fingered her and later stood up, opened his zipper and inserted his penis in her private part but it was hurting and she left from under him and ran inside the bathroom.
For his part, Defendant Farwor admitted to the messenger chat between and the victim including the pornography video and also admitted that he had played with the victim and had sexual intercourse with her.
