The Temple of Justice in Monrovia has today, October 23, 2026, found 63-year-old Peter Bon Jallah guilty of statutory rape and kidnapping involving a 16-year-old boy.

Jallah, former Deputy Director at the NSA, was arrested in January 2026 after the boy’s mother filed a complaint.

He pleaded not guilty to charges including gang rape, statutory rape and kidnapping.

The court heard 12 witnesses including the victim, police investigators, medical personnel and Rwandan forensic examiner Pascal Bavugirije. DNA evidence was central to the case.

 Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh Sr. presided over the bench trial without a jury.

He was arrested on January 7, 2026, following a complaint filed by Madam Sattarus S. Kennedy, accusing him of sexually assaulting and kidnapping her 16-year old son between November 2025 and January 2026.

Jallah had pleaded not guilty and elected to undergo bench trial, without a jury, presided over by assigned Circuit Court Judge, Wesseh A. Wesseh, Sr. at the Criminal Court ‘E’ in Montserrado County.

The Court is expected to announce his sentence soon.