Quarshie ENB, Davies PA, Acharibasam JW, Owiredua C, Atorkey P, Quarshie DA, Quarshie SNS.
Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse in Ghana: A Media Content Analysis of Survivors, Offenders, and Offence Characteristics.
J Relig Health 2022;
61:3028-3054. [PMID:
34545455 PMCID:
PMC9314302 DOI:
10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3]
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Abstract
While there are no official data and published studies on clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse (CPSA) from Ghana, local media reports continue to show worrying trends of the phenomenon. We drew on 73 media reports from January 2000 to March 2019, to describe the offence characteristics and profiles of the perpetrators and survivors of CPSA in Ghana. The findings showed females aged 10-19 as predominant survivors. The perpetrators were all males found guilty of lone rape, incest, defilement, indecent assault, sodomy, attempted rape, or gang rape. A preventive measure could involve streamlining the recruitment, training, and leadership structures of the church.
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