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Staff Reporter February 19, 2026Last Updated: February 19, 2026

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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲:

It has been nearly two months since a high-ranking government official from the NSA allegedly orchestrated the gang rape and sodomization of a 15-year-old boy, a child who is now slowly dying at the JFK Hospital. Yet, in the face of this horrific crime, justice has been silenced on an ordinary citizen as usual. A Mother Cries for Justice While Her Child Fights for his Life.

As a father and a citizen of Liberia, watching the video of the little boy crying in such agony made me sick to my stomach. He Should Be in School, Not Fighting for His Life. The cries for justice from his mother is a sad moment for every parent. Instead of our legal system prioritizing a speedy trial for such a life-threatening emergency, All we see is the Same old usual delay tactic which can gradually lead to an absolute impunity. No Rank, No Power, No Title Should Shield Evil.

For days, the airwaves and public discourse have been dominated by legal and scholarly debates surrounding the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against Prophet Key. Some are arguing about its constitutionality and potential human rights violations. As a non-legal practitioner, I can only hope and wish that the same urgency demonstrated by the head of our judicial system will extend to everyone, especially in cases like that of this little dying child. No family deserves such a cruelty. Justice should be for the Powerless, Not Protection for the Powerful.

A nation that prides itself on the rule of law must, above all else, stand unwavering in its commitment to justice for everyone.

If we are truly serious about the rule of law, its equal application, and the protection of human dignity, our collective attention at this moment should be focused on this suffering innocent child. By now, we should be witnessing peaceful protests across the country. Women and men, civil society groups, religious institutions, and student organizations should be raising their voices, demanding justice for a boy enduring unimaginable pain from a gruesome act allegedly committed by those entrusted with public decision-making.

To our legal scholars, activists, clergy, and community leaders: I appeal to you sincerely and urgently. Please Redirect your energy toward this little boy case. Let us Demand accountability, a fair and speedy trial. A Nation’s Soul Is Measured by How It Protects Its Children who are the Future leaders.

If This Child Cannot Find Justice, None of Us Are Safe. Like the famous warning about silence in the face of injustice commonly attributed to Martin Niemoller, a German Lutheran pastor who opposed the Nazis and was imprisoned in concentration camps, it states:

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me”.

The Time to Speak Is Now, Before Silence Becomes Complicity! This could be your child.

The issue of rape is getting out of hand and must be treated as a national emergency, just as we treat drug and substance abuse.

This should be a concern for all Liberians.

Let us not resort to our usual delay tactics that too often lead to impunity. Justice delayed is justice denied.

Enough is enough.

Let the law be applied equally.

Let justice be timely.

Let come together and stand for the dignity and protection of every human life.