{"id":1308,"date":"2020-11-18T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2022-09-07T09:17:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T09:17:27","slug":"youths-expose-fake-preachers-that-sexually-abused-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/youths-expose-fake-preachers-that-sexually-abused-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Youths expose fake preachers that sexually abused minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Young people in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo exposed a network of fake preachers that sexually abused underage churchgoers. After nearly 2 years of activism, the perpetrators were suspended and their informal houses of worship closed. One has been imprisoned, but the battle for justice goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC-Jean-Aime-114b-724x492-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Aim\u00e9 examines a document at a desk\" class=\"wp-image-1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC-Jean-Aime-114b-724x492-1.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC-Jean-Aime-114b-724x492-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC-Jean-Aime-114b-724x492-1-65x44.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption>Jean-Aim\u00e9, former youth ambassador of JeuneS3, who was involved in the case against the fake preachers in Kabare. Image: Jeune S3\n\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seemed a nauseating rumour: men acting as preachers and forcing young girls to have intercourse in the name of preparing them for their baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, there is truth to that horror tale. Brave and impressive sleuthing by Congolese youths lifted the veil on a network of so-called preachers in South Kivu province who took advantage of their spiritual leadership to sexually abuse minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAfter we heard stories from a number of girls, we started investigating. Of the 19 teenage pregnancies in the area, 5 were linked directly to the preachers.\u201d<\/p><cite><strong><em>Josu\u00e9, one of the JeuneS3 youths<\/em><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The young women and men who uncovered the abuse and took action are part of Jeune S3, a program\u00a0<em>for<\/em>\u00a0young people run\u00a0<em>by<\/em>\u00a0young people, which Cordaid coordinates. S3 stands for\u00a0<em>Sant\u00e9, Sexualit\u00e9 et Securit\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 health, sexuality, and security. Jeune S3 youths advocate for sexual health and their peers\u2019 rights across 4 countries, including the DRC. Armed with expertise, a sense of justice, and determination, they combat teenage pregnancy, sexual violence, and deceitful taboos, and stand up for the rights of young people to make well-informed decisions about their own sexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knocking on doors for almost 2 years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The sexual abuse by fake preachers in the Kabare area of South Kivu appears to have been brought to an end. The so-called spiritual leaders certainly won\u2019t be able to go about their ways unhindered any longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Jeune S3 youths unmasked the offenders and their private churches and brought the case to the attention of political and religious authorities, the impostors were suspended and their informal houses of worship were closed. One of the perpetrators confessed guilt and is currently serving time in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Josu\u00e9 looking into the distance with others in the background\" class=\"wp-image-1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cordaid-JS3-RDC_Josue-0211-900x600-1-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Josu\u00e9, one of the Jeune S3 youths involved in the investigation into the preachers in Kabare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But the road to justice was long and has not come to an end. For almost two years, the Jeune S3 youths moved heaven and earth to get to this point. It all started in January 2019, when rumors circulated about the preachers in Katana (a town in Kabare). \u201cAfter we heard stories from a number of girls, we started investigating\u201d, says Josu\u00e9, one of the JeuneS3 youth ambassadors. \u201cOf the 19 teenage pregnancies in the area, five were linked directly to the preachers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing for Baptism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes without saying that the was very sensitive. The youths had to watch their step continuously, working carefully. \u201cCollecting witness testimony was very precarious,\u201d says Jean-Aim\u00e9, former Jeune S3 ambassador, who was involved in the investigation. \u201cIn June 2019, one of the victims was prepared to share her story with us. She told us how the preacher raped her. Before he could baptize her, he forced her to have sex with him, so he could see if she was still a virgin, and thus respected God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<div class=\"oembed-component\" data-module=\"oembed\" data-source=\"consent_embed_youtube\" data-type=\"video\" data-cookiebot=\"1\">\n\t<div class=\"oembed-component__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"oembed-placeholder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oembed-placeholder__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This content is available after accepting the cookies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<button class=\"btn\n\tbtn--primary js-consent-button\"        type=\"video\"  >\n\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\tChange cookie-settings\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<template>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oembed-video\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oembed-video__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wKBOCeYqBQI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"oembed-video__content\">\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeune S3 - Jean-Aim\u00e9, youth rights defender | Cordaid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wKBOCeYqBQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"oembed-video__play\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay video\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/template>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Video interview with Jean-Aim\u00e9 (subtitled)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The youths approached the judicial police based on her testimony. \u201cThe suspect confessed and was imprisoned,\u201d notes Josu\u00e9.&nbsp;\u201cThe important question now is what will happen to all the other offenders who abused young girls,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preachers investigate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of a year, the Jeune S3 youths continue their investigation, collecting testimony. In August 2020, they share evidence of the crimes with authorities, religious leaders, and health service providers. At first, it seems as if local church leaders would push for the prosecution of the perpetrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But months go by without any meaningful progress. \u201cDespite overwhelming evidence of guilt, the preachers in Katana preferred to investigate the case themselves,\u201d explains Jean-Aim\u00e9. After a long wait, the outcome of the investigation confirms what the youths had already uncovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Religious authorities then want to put an end to the abuse as quickly as possible. It and it also drags the Church through the dirt. Sexually abusive preachers not only destroy the lives of minors and their families and violate the law. They also violate all the tenets of the faith people thought they represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe can\u2019t prosecute the perpetrators ourselves. It\u2019s up to the young victims to do that, together with their families. Most important for us is to support and guide victims through this process.\u201d<\/p><cite><em>Immacul\u00e9e Mulamba, Health Expert at Cordaid<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At the youths\u2019 insistence, the religious leaders alert the region\u2019s highest authority. Other civil society organizations join the cause like the Panzi Foundation set up by Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corona throws a spanner in the works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At that precise moment, another opponent rears its head: COVID-19. In March 2020, the government in DRC declares a state of emergency after the appearance of the virus. Again, the case grinds to a halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"attachment_187746\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20190315_153942-JS3-Joshue-animateur-radio-Kavumu-Kivu-RDC-900x593-1.jpg\" alt=\"Josu\u00e9 wears headphones and works from a laptop\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20190315_153942-JS3-Joshue-animateur-radio-Kavumu-Kivu-RDC-900x593-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20190315_153942-JS3-Joshue-animateur-radio-Kavumu-Kivu-RDC-900x593-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20190315_153942-JS3-Joshue-animateur-radio-Kavumu-Kivu-RDC-900x593-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20190315_153942-JS3-Joshue-animateur-radio-Kavumu-Kivu-RDC-900x593-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20190315_153942-JS3-Joshue-animateur-radio-Kavumu-Kivu-RDC-900x593-1-67x44.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Josu\u00e9 works with Jeune S3 and at Radio Kavumu Kivu. JeuneS3 uses radio programmes to promote sexual and reproductive health rights among young people and to open a space to take on taboo topics and debunk myths.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jeune S3 youths don\u2019t give up. They continue knocking on doors and urging local authorities to act. After which the most senior bureaucrat in Kabare takes action. He initiates an investigation into the allegations, which \u2013 again \u2013 confirms their story. Finally, on October 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, the\u00a0<em>administrateur de territoire\u00a0<\/em>of Kabare\u00a0suspended the 12 preachers and closed the houses of worship that were involved in the abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fermeture-fausses-salles-de-priere_RDC_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the Administrateur&#8217;s decision here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the suspended preachers are a number of women. The police enforce the decree and local radio stations discuss the case at length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThey\u2019re still around\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The young activists are happy with this victory, but the battle isn\u2019t over. The crucial next step is prosecuting the rapists and bringing victims a measure of justice. \u201cSome of the phony preachers are still around. Others have fled, fearing arrest and prosecution,\u201d sighs Jean-Aim\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>That\u2019s exactly what Jeune S3 youths do: armed with knowledge, facts, and a strong sense of justice, they combat the myths, taboos, and stigmas that are so welcome to malicious people who abuse their positions of power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t prosecute the perpetrators ourselves. It\u2019s up to the young victims to do that, together with their families,\u201d says Dr. Immacul\u00e9e Mulamba, Health Expert at Cordaid. \u201cMost important for us is to support and guide victims through this process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debunking myths and taboos is crucial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressing charges is a challenge for victims and their families. \u201cMost of them feel dependent and even thankful towards people they have long seen as spiritual leaders. Sometimes they\u2019re afraid to be \u2018cursed\u2019 if they take legal action against those leaders,\u201d explains Dr. Mulamba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is where youths can also make a difference. In fact, that\u2019s exactly what the Jeune S3 volunteers do for their peers: armed with knowledge, facts, and a strong sense of justice, they combat the myths, taboos, and stigmas that are so welcome to people who abuse their positions of power. And as long as those malicious actors enjoy impunity, the struggle for justice continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more about the Jeune S3 programme:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jeune-S3-brochure-2-pager_SRHR_Nov-2019-EN-HR-no-cropmarks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jeune-S3-brochure-2-pager_SRHR_Nov-2019-FR-HR-no-cropmarks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo exposed a network of fake preachers that sexually abused underage churchgoers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"topic_tax":[9,33],"country_tax":[23],"class_list":["post-1308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic_tax-health-care","topic_tax-youth","country_tax-democratic-republic-of-the-congo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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