Posted on 09/29/2006 12:05:05 PM PDT by Republicain
YAOUNDE - An Islamic cleric has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the west African state of Cameroon for raping 20 pupils in a Koranic school, court sources said.
Judges at the trial in Ngaoundere, a leading Muslim community in the country, also banned the defendant Modibo Mamadou Babba for life from exercising the duties of an imam.
The defendant was arrested at the beginning of this year following a collective complaint by the parents of the youngsters, aged between 16 and 21.
The affair caused a major scandal locally, where a section of the Muslim community was angry because the defendant was not sentenced to death.
Girl pupils? You must be kidding. They don't let girls in schools, especially with male teachers.
Knew it.... thanks
He must have been diddling boys. If they victims were girls, this would be a story about the stoning of 20 "little adultresses".
Just a case of "Ubuntu". Move on.
Why sentence him? After all, he was following in Mohammed's grandest tradition. I surprised that he is not considered an islamic hero.
I just do punch lines.....
".....Yeah, but this ones eating my popcorn!"
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