American missionary jailed for defiling Ugandan girl

By NP admin | Saturday, July 16, 2022
American missionary jailed for defiling Ugandan girl

An American missionary has been sentenced to 10 years after a US court found him guilty of defiling a 14-year-old local girl under his care in Uganda's eastern district of Mbale.

Eric Tuininga, 45, was also ordered to pay $20,000 (£16,000) in restitution to the victim and spend a lifetime in supervised release as a registered sex offender after serving his term.

Tuininga pleaded guilty in February and was taken to jail pending sentencing.

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An American citizen affiliated with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church operating in Mbale contacted the US embassy in June 2019 to report Tuininga, says a statement from the US State Department.

Ugandan authorities were also involved in investigating the case.

Source: BBC 

 

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