By Togar Alexander Bealded
BA, MA, MPH Cand
Between 2005 and 2017, rumors of homosexuality within the Ellen/Unity Party’s administration dominated public discourse. Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s son, Robert Sirleaf, was frequently accused, and it was widely alleged that these claims created a climate of intimidation and victimization within government.
At the time, it was commonly said that access to high-level government positions depended on one’s sexual orientation. Although these allegations were never backed by concrete evidence, they shaped public perception and left deep scars.
Today, with the Unity Party back in power, disturbing realities are unfolding. Reports that a senior National Security Agency official was involved in the gang rape of a young boy are shocking and deeply alarming. Such allegations strike at the heart of national security and public trust. Our boys are no longer feeling safe.
Even more troubling is the fact that this is not an isolated case. Earlier reports indicated that a Deputy Minister, Bryant McGill of Ministry of Youth and Sports that should cater to youth development programs, raped a 14-year-old child, yet the government’s response has been painfully slow and disturbingly indifferent. Silence and inaction in the face of such grave accusations amount to complicity.
Liberians must now ask a hard question: should parents be worried about the safety of their boys under a Unity Party–led government? If the government fails to act swiftly, transparently, and decisively against officials accused of sexually abusing minors, it leaves the public with only one conclusion, that with the Unity Party back in power, our boys are at risk and the state is failing in its most basic duty: to protect its children.
Yes rape has been prevalent in Liberia, but Sodomization of a boy is a whole new episode! Our boys are no longer safe.
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