Oklahoma man gets 40 years in prison in Kenya orphans' abuse

Source: Associated Press

Oklahoma man gets 40 years in prison in Kenya orphans' abuse

Tim Talley, Associated Press

Updated 2:39 pm, Monday, March 7, 2016



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former missionary from Oklahoma convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was sentenced Monday to 40 years in a federal prison.

U.S. District Judge David L. Russell handed down the sentence to Matthew Lane Durham, 21, who had faced up to 30 years on each of four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places. He also ordered Durham, of Edmond, to pay restitution of $15,863.

"These were heinous crimes committed on the most vulnerable victims. He was their worst nightmare come true," Russell said.

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"All I wanted was to follow God's plan for me," Durham told the judge. He said he will try to commit himself to serving others while he serves his prison sentence.

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