TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse in Ghana: a media content analysis of survivors, offenders, and offence characteristics
JO  - Journal of religion and health
A1  - Quarshie, Emmanuel Nii-Boye
A1  - Davies, Priscilla Ayebea
A1  - Acharibasam, Jeremiah Wezenamo
A1  - Owiredua, Christiana
A1  - Atorkey, Prince
A1  - Quarshie, Daniel Annang
A1  - Quarshie, Sandra Naa-Shasha
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - While there are no official data and published studies on clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse (CPSA) from Ghana, local media reports continue to show worrying trends of the phenomenon. We drew on 73 media reports from January 2000 to March 2019, to describe the offence characteristics and profiles of the perpetrators and survivors of CPSA in Ghana. The findings showed females aged 10-19 as predominant survivors. The perpetrators were all males found guilty of lone rape, incest, defilement, indecent assault, sodomy, attempted rape, or gang rape. A preventive measure could involve streamlining the recruitment, training, and leadership structures of the church.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4197
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -