Testimony continues in Edmond missionary's sex abuse trial
Dr. Alawiya Abdulkadir Mohamed testified Friday in Oklahoma City federal court that five of the six girls brought to a Kenyan hospital days after allegedly being sexually assaulted by Matthew Lane...
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing several children at a Kenyan orphanage where he volunteered confessed to his misdeeds in writing, a federal prosecutor told jurors...
View ArticleJurors reach verdict in case against former Edmond missionary accused of sex...
by Kyle Schwab Jurors have reached a verdict in the federal trial of a former Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children. The jury deliberated for about five hours Thursday and four...
View ArticleTrial continues for man accused of sex acts with children on Kenyan mission trip
BY KYLE SCHWAB STAFF WRITER • Prosecutors Thursday continued their questioning of Eunice Menja, a co-founder of a Kenyan orphanage where children were allegedly sexually abused by a missionary from...
View ArticleTrial continues in the case of an Edmond missionary accused of sex crimes in...
by Kyle Schwab The second week of testimonies began Monday in the case against an Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children while he was volunteering in 2014 in Africa. Matthew Lane...
View Article5 facts about Edmond man in Kenyan child sex abuse case
by Richard Hall Modified: June 9, 2015 at 8:43 am • The trial begins today for a 20-year-old Edmond man accused of sexually abusing neglected children in Kenya in 2014, and you can get...
View Article5 facts to know about the Edmond man in the Kenyan child sex abuse case
by Richard Hall Modified: June 9, 2015 at 8:43 am • The trial began Tuesday for a 20-year-old Edmond man accused of sexually abusing neglected children in Kenya in 2014, and you can get...
View ArticleTrial continues in the case against an Edmond missionary accused of sex...
by Kyle Schwab For the first time on Tuesday, people attending the trial of an Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children were able to see video of alleged victims being questioned...
View ArticleOklahoma man denies charges in Kenya child sex abuse case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya testified Wednesday about his Christian faith and his onetime belief that he was possessed by a demon...
View ArticleDefense testimony to begin in trial for accused Edmond missionary
by Kyle Schwab After four more alleged victims testified Monday, prosecutors wrapped up their case against an Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children. Matthew Lane Durham, 20, is...
View ArticleOklahoma man convicted of illicit sexual conduct in Kenya
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal jury convicted an Oklahoma man on Friday of illicit sexual conduct with children at a Kenyan orphanage that specializes in caring for neglected children. Matthew Lane Durham,...
View ArticleOklahoma man convicted of molesting Kenyan orphans
OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal jury convicted an Oklahoma man on Friday of illicit sexual conduct with children at a Kenyan orphanage that specializes in caring for neglected children. Matthew Lane Durham,...
View ArticleTrial continues in case against Edmond missionary accused of sex crimes in...
by Kyle Schwab Modified: June 17, 2015 at 1:38 pm • Matthew Lane Durham on Wednesday began testifying in his defense about allegations related to sex crimes with Kenyan children. Durham, 20, of Edmond,...
View ArticleDefense testimony begins in Edmond missionary's trial
Defense attorneys Tuesday began their side in the trial of an Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children by having a child forensic interviewing expert testify. by Kyle Schwab...
View ArticleTrial set to begin for man accused in Kenyan child sex abuse case
by Kyle Schwab Kenyan children allegedly sexually abused by an Edmond missionary at a Nairobi orphanage in 2014 are scheduled to testify next week in a nearly empty Oklahoma City courtroom. Matthew...
View ArticleJurors did not reach a verdict Thursday in the trial of a former Edmond...
The jury did not reach a verdict in the trial of a former Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children. They will continue deliberations Friday. by Kyle Schwab Modified: June 18, 2015...
View ArticleFormer missionary tells jurors he confessed out of fear
Matthew Lane Durham, 20, is accused in Oklahoma City federal court of 17 counts of rape and molestation of eight children while on a mission in 2014 at an African orphanage. The trial could conclude...
View ArticleTrial begins for Edmond man accused of sex acts with children on Kenyan...
Prosecutors on Wednesday opened their case against Matthew Lane Durham, an Edmond,S missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children at a Nairobi orphanage in 2014 by reading from his signed...
View ArticleFormer missionary’s guilty verdict ‘cannot bring back the innocence’
Jurors on Friday found former Edmond missionary Matthew Lane Durham guilty of illicit sexual conduct against seven Kenyan children while at an African orphanage in 2014. A judge will decide his...
View ArticleVerdict reached in Edmond man's child sex abuse trial
By Kyle Schwab, Staff Writer • Modified: June 19, 2015 at 1:14 pm • Jurors have reached a verdict in the federal trial of a former Edmond missionary accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children. The...
View ArticleSentenced to 40-year prison term for sex crimes, ex-missionary Matthew Lane...
A former missionary was sentenced Monday to spend 40 years in federal prison for committing sex crimes against four children while volunteering at an African orphanage. Matthew Lane Durham, who asserts...
View ArticleUS man jailed for 40 years for abusing Kenyan orphans
OKLAHOMA CITY: A former missionary from Oklahoma convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was sentenced Monday to 40 years in a federal prison. US district judge David L Russell...
View ArticleOklahoma man gets 40 years in prison in Kenya orphans' abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former missionary from Oklahoma convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was sentenced Monday to 40 years in a federal prison. U.S. District Judge David L....
View ArticleTestimony to begin in trial of Edmond man accused of sex acts with Kenyan...
Testimony is expected to begin Wednesday in the trial of Matthew Lane Durham, of Edmond, who is accused of raping several children in Kenya. by Kyle Schwab Modified: June 9, 2015 at 9:42 pm • A jury of...
View ArticleEdmond man found guilty in sex abuse trial
by Kyle Schwab Modified: June 19, 2015 at 1:34 pm • Jurors Friday found former Edmond missionary Matthew Lane Durham guilty of seven counts at his federal trial over sexual offenses against Kenyan...
View ArticleTrial set for Oklahoma man accused of abusing Kenyan orphans
Add comment Reprints + - FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2014 file photo, Stephen Jones, attorney for Matthew Lane Durham, talks with the media outside the Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City, following a...
View ArticleJurors weigh case of Oklahoma man charged with molesting Kenyan orphans
OKLAHOMA CITY A jury at a federal court in Oklahoma City began deliberations on Thursday in the case of an Oklahoma man charged with molesting eight orphans in Kenya when he was in the country for...
View ArticleOklahoma man tells court he has no memories of molesting Kenyan children
OKLAHOMA CITY An Oklahoma man charged with sexually molesting children at a Kenyan orphanage told a U.S. federal court on Wednesday he was innocent but believed he was possessed by an evil spirit that...
View ArticleOklahoma man says he has no memories of molesting Kenyan kids
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma man charged with sexually molesting children at a Kenyan orphanage told a U.S. federal court on Wednesday he was innocent but believed he was possessed by an evil spirit...
View ArticleDid federal prosecutors commit misconduct in Edmond missionary's sexual...
Oklahoma County's district attorney has reported to a federal judge that federal prosecutors may have committed misconduct during the highly publicized federal sexual assault trial of a former Edmond...
View ArticleOklahoma man sentenced for sexually abusing children in Kenya
By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A former missionary from Oklahoma was sentenced in U.S. federal court on Monday to 40 years in prison for molesting children at a Kenyan orphanage. Matthew...
View ArticleJury Finds Edmond Man Guilty of Seven Counts of Engaging in Illicit Sexual...
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Oklahoma City Field Office) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-Today, a federal jury found MATTHEW LANE DURHAM, 20, from Edmond, Oklahoma, guilty on seven counts of engaging...
View ArticleOklahoma man convicted of illegal sexual contact at Kenyan orphanage
OKLAHOMA CITY A jury at a federal court in Oklahoma City on Friday found an Oklahoma man charged with molesting orphans in Kenya during his Christian missionary work guilty of seven counts of illicit...
View ArticleMother of Oklahoma man testifies at child sex abuse trial
The mother of a 20-year-old Oklahoma man charged with molesting Kenyan orphans testified Tuesday that her son was frightened when the allegations were leveled against him and that she told him to "say...
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View ArticleFormer US missionary jailed for abusing Kenya orphans
A former missionary from Oklahoma convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was sentenced to 40 years in a federal prison. Matthew Lane Durham, 21, had faced up to 30 years on...
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