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Teenage Missionary Accused of Raping Young Children at African Orphanage

A teenage missionary who volunteered to help children at an orphanage in Kenya has allegedly confessed to raping several of the youngster he was supposed to be caring for, police in Oklahoma say.

Matthew Durham, 19, traveled to Africa with a group called Upendo. After reports of abuse from a number of children at the facility, police say Durham confessed to sexually assaulting several boys and girls between the ages of four and nine.

Durham is being held without bail. He faces life in prison.

Read KTLA's story here: http://ktlane.ws/1rF2scv

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