KENYA – Police in Kitui County are holding a middle-aged preacher after he was allegedly busted sodomizing an underage boy.
The clergyman was arrested on Tuesday in Migwani, Kitui County after he was caught in the act with a 13-year-old boy in his house.
Police said the suspect, who runs a church in Mutulani area, confessed to having sexually abused two other boys on different occasions.
“After the suspect was confronted, he confessed to having sodomized two other boys on separate occasions,” Migwani OCPD Nicholas Mutua told local media.
Upon interrogation by police, the three boys confirmed the man of the cloth had sexually abused them on different dates in the recent past.
Mutua said the three minors were taken to Mwingi Hospital for examination as investigations into the matter continue.
“We will arraign the suspect once investigations are concluded,” said Mutua without revealing the identity of the preacher.
