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Missionary pleads guilty to sex crime in Kenya
An American Christian missionary has pleaded guilty in a US court to sexually abusing young girls at the orphanage he started in Kenya.
Gregory Dow, 61, admitted to four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in a foreign place.
The orphanage was in operation from 2008 to 2017 when Mr Dow left Kenya.
The FBI and Kenyan authorities investigated him and he was charged in the US.
In 2008, Dow founded the orphanage in western Kenya. It was partly funded by churches in Lancaster county in the US state of Pennsylvania, reports local newspaper LNP.
He is accused of assaulting girls from 2013. Two of the girls were 11, one was 12 and another was 13, adds LNP.
“The defendant purported to be a Christian missionary who cared for these children and asked them to call him ‘Dad’. But instead of being a father figure, he preyed on their youth and vulnerability,” said the US Department of Justice in a statement.
He fled Kenya in September 2017 when the allegations of assault came to light, the statement adds.
It goes on to say that the FBI acted on a tip off and Mr Dow was charged in July 2019.
“Gregory Dow hid behind his supposed faith on the other side of the world, hoping no one in the US would know or care about the children he abused. He was wrong,” said US attorney William McSwain.
Prosecutors pointed out that in 1996 he pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, for which he received two years’ probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender for a decade.
Dow is scheduled to be sentenced on September 29 , reports the AP news agency. -BBC
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, yesterday April 14, 2026, promoted seven officers of the Tema Regional Police Command to their next ranks for their role in a recent anti-robbery operation in Tema.
The promotions were awarded to officers who responded to a robbery attack on a Mobile Money vendor at Tema Community 5 leading to the shooting of two robbery suspects and the recovery of a firearm, ammunition, and other exhibits.
The officers promoted are Chief Inspector Enoch Nartey Nuer, Inspector Gershon Dekpey; Inspector Prince Asante; No. 45881 Sergeant Lukman Mohammed; No. 49900 Sergeant Eugene Kuudouru; No. 54157 Corporal Jerome Akator; and No. 59882 Lance Corporal Jonathan Sewurah.
The IGP, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), congratulated the officers on their promotion and commended them for their courage, discipline, and commitment to duty.
The IGP urged the officers to view their promotion as a call to higher responsibility and encouraged all personnel to continue working with dedication and professionalism in the service of the nation.
The Ghana Gold Board has provided financial support to a 10 year old girl undergoing treatment for a brain tumour at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
The beneficiary, Regina Agyeiwaa, received a donation of GH¢86,454 to fund two life saving surgeries.
The amount was presented by Gloria Precious Ankomah, who heads the Special Intervention Programme at the Gold Board.
According to the organisation, the support is aimed at ensuring the child receives urgent medical care.
The family of the girl expressed gratitude for the intervention, describing it as timely and life saving.
Medical staff at the hospital also noted that the donation will help facilitate the surgeries needed for her treatment.
The initiative forms part of GoldBod’s broader efforts to support vulnerable people through healthcare and social impact programmes.
By: Jacob Aggrey
