Matthew Lane Durham, 21, a former missionary from Oklahoma convicted
of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was yesterday
sentenced to 40 years in a federal prison. He had faced up to 30 years
on each of four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign
places.
He was also ordered to pay restitution of $15,863. Durham showed no
emotion when the sentence was issued. He had asked the court for mercy,
saying: “All I wanted was to follow God’s plan for me.” Durham targeted
orphans while volunteering at the Upendo Children’s Home in Nairobi
between April and June 2014.
He had served as a volunteer since 2012 at the orphanage, which
specializes in caring for neglected children. He raped or sexually
molested by force or threat, 4 children ranging in ages from 5 years to
14 years — some multiple times — in a span of just 33 days. He was 19
when he was charged in 2014.
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