With Nowhere to House Juveniles an 8-Year-Old Rape Victim Must Live in Same Community as Her Alleged Attacker

In Monrovia, a mother says she is living in fear after the boy accused of raping her
daughter was released and returned to their community — exposing major gaps in
Liberia’s justice system. In this collaboration with New Narratives Tetee Gebro has a
report.

The story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by a private donor and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The donor had no say in the story’s content.