MONROVIA, Liberia — The Liberia National Police (LNP) has charged and forwarded to court Peter Bonn Jallah—identified by police as a 63-year-old officer of the National Security Agency (NSA)—over allegations of statutory rape and gang rape, according to an LNP investigation report.
The move has drawn fresh public scrutiny after Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Cllr. Augustine Chea questioned what he described as inconsistent policing standards in two separate sexual-offence cases, including the Jallah matter.
Police Charge and Allegations
Police said Jallah was arrested on January 7, 2026, following a complaint filed by Madam Sattarus S. Kennedy, who alleged that her minor son was sexually assaulted. The police report described the complainant’s son as 16 years old.
According to investigators, the alleged incidents occurred at locations connected to the defendant, including his residence in the Air Field, Sinkor Sharks Community, and a property police say he owns in the Camp Johnson Road area.
The complainant further alleged that the victim was kidnapped and taken to an unidentified house in the Camp Johnson Road vicinity, where he was allegedly gang raped.
Victim’s Statement and Investigators’ Findings
Police said the victim—identified in the report as A.H.B.A.—told investigators he lived in the same community as Jallah and had occasionally performed domestic work for him, including washing cars and cleaning, in exchange for money.
The victim alleged that after a football activity on New Year’s Day, Jallah invited him to return to his home so they could go out to purchase football boots. The victim said he went home, bathed, and later returned to Jallah’s compound, where he waited.
In addition to the alleged New Year incident, police said the victim claimed he had been sexually abused by Jallah on two earlier occasions—November 29, 2025, and December 24, 2025—during times he said he went to Jallah’s home to work.
Police reported that their investigation found the victim and the defendant had been in contact on multiple occasions, contrary to Jallah’s reported denial that he had ever interacted with the minor. Investigators also said the victim’s description of Jallah’s residence was corroborated during a scene visitation.
Citing statements, scene findings, and other information gathered, police said they established probable cause and decided to charge Jallah and “others to be identified” with gang rape, and forward the matter to court.
Chea Questions “DNA or Forensic Evidence” Basis and Alleges Inconsistency
In a statement posted to Facebook, Cllr. Augustine Chea questioned the evidentiary basis for Jallah’s arrest and prosecution, asking: “So, on what DNA or forensic evidence did the police base their arrest, detention, and referral to court…?” Chea framed his concern as a rule-of-law issue, warning against what he called “arbitrary selective policing.”
Chea compared the Jallah case to another high-profile sexual-offence allegation involving suspended Deputy Youth and Sports Minister J. Bryant McGill, who was accused of raping a minor. Chea said police previously cited the absence of DNA evidence as a reason for not arresting McGill, but proceeded to arrest and detain Jallah without DNA or forensic proof, describing that as an abuse of discretion and unequal application of standards.
Chea noted that Liberian criminal procedure does not require DNA evidence as a precondition for arrest, arguing that victim statements, witness accounts, medical reports, and surrounding circumstances can establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause. He also referenced constitutional protections on equality before the law and due process, and criticized what he described as police having cleared McGill while maintaining that, “for the Liberian people and the rule of law,” McGill remains a suspect.
Case Now Before the Court
The police case against Jallah has been forwarded to court, and investigators have indicated that additional suspects may be identified. Police authorities have not, in the material provided, publicly detailed whether DNA or other forensic evidence was collected in the Jallah investigation.
