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September 29, 2006
Cameroon: Muslim School Rapes - Imam Jailed
News from South Africa's Sunday Times reports that in the Central West African republic of Cameroon, a Muslim cleric has been sentenced to jail for raping pupils at a Koranic school.
The trial took place at Ngaoundere, where a strongly religious community thrives. The convicted imam, Modibo Mamadou Babba, had been found guilty of raping 20 of his students. The pupils ranged in age between 16 and 21.
Babba was sentenced to fifteen years' jail for these crimes. In addition to the prison sentence, Babba was given a lifetime ban preventing him from acting as an imam.
Sapa-APF, who provided the news, said that the case had provoked a local scandal. Some factions within the Muslim community were angered that Babba had not been given the death penalty.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 29, 2006 1:31 PM
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