Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse in Ghana: A Media Content Analysis of Survivors, Offenders, and Offence Characteristics

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 th...

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Authors: Quarshie, Emmanuel Nii-Boye (Author) ; Davies, Priscilla Ayebea (Author) ; Acharibasam, Jeremiah Wezenamo (Author) ; Owiredua, Christiana (Author) ; Atorkey, Prince (Author) ; Quarshie, Daniel Annang (Author) ; Quarshie, Sandra Naa-Shasha (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2022, 卷: 61, 發布: 4, Pages: 3028-3054
Further subjects:B Sexual Abuse
B Ghana
B Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse
B Clergy
B Neo-prophetic ministry
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總結: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.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3