Quarshie, EN-B orcid.org/0000-0002-8720-2355, Davies, PA, Acharibasam, JW et al. (4 more authors) (2022) Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse in Ghana: A Media Content Analysis of Survivors, Offenders, and Offence Characteristics. Journal of Religion and Health, 61 (4). pp. 3028-3054. ISSN 0022-4197
Abstract
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.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
Keywords: | Clergy; Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse; Ghana; Neo-prophetic ministry; Sexual abuse |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Sep 2021 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178372 |