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Senegal: Koranic Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Rapes Out of 28 Students

Summary by Radio France Internationale
Unpublished condemnation in Senegal.. A Koranic master, from one of the country's most prestigious marabout lines, was sentenced on Monday 8 June to 20 years in prison for rape and child-related acts inflicted on 28 of his students, in a Koranic school in the city of Touba, 200 kilometres from Dakar. A historic decision in a country where rape was criminalized only in 2020.

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Senegal: Koranic Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Rapes Out of 28 Students

Unpublished condemnation in Senegal.. A Koranic master, from one of the country's most prestigious marabout lines, was sentenced on Monday 8 June to 20 years in prison for rape and child-related acts inflicted on 28 of his students, in a Koranic school in the city of Touba, 200 kilometres from Dakar. A historic decision in a country where rape was criminalized only in 2020.

·Paris, France
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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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