TY - JOUR
T1 - Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse in Ghana
T2 - A Media Content Analysis of Survivors, Offenders, and Offence Characteristics
AU - Quarshie, Emmanuel Nii Boye
AU - Davies, Priscilla Ayebea
AU - Acharibasam, Jeremiah Wezenamo
AU - Owiredua, Christiana
AU - Atorkey, Prince
AU - Quarshie, Daniel Annang
AU - Quarshie, Sandra Naa Shasha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
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.
AB - 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.
KW - Clergy
KW - Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse
KW - Ghana
KW - Neo-prophetic ministry
KW - Sexual abuse
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115170304&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3
DO - 10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 34545455
AN - SCOPUS:85115170304
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 61
SP - 3028
EP - 3054
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 4
ER -