Outrage as traditional Ghanaian priest, 63, marries 12-year-old girl

An influential traditional priest aged 63 has sparked an outrage in Ghana by marrying a 12-year-old girl.

The priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married her in a customary ceremony held on Saturday.

In the face of criticism, community leaders have said people do not understand their customs and tradition.

The legal minimum age to get married in Ghana is 18 and the prevalence of child marriage has declined, but it continues to happen.

According to the global campaigning NGO Girls Not Brides, 19% of girls in the country are married before they reach 18 and 5% get married before their 15th birthday.

Videos and photos of Saturday’s elaborate event that was attended by dozens of community members have been widely shared on social media, triggering an outcry among many Ghanaians.

Tamoato,

Paedophilia is never ok. If it’s a traditional element of some culture, then that element needs to be left in the past.

FreudianCafe,

This shit happens anywhere. Anywhere. I wonder why BBC cares about it. Surely its not propaganda with second intentions

ByteJunk,
@ByteJunk@lemmy.world avatar

In an article about a disgusting POS abusing a minor, your concern is to shoot the messenger?

What are you, a pedo?

FreudianCafe,

I can think he and BBC are POS, burguermind

ParadoxSeahorse,

Literally happened in the BBC several times

FreudianCafe,

Imagine if BBC did it for every catholic priest who are pedos. They would need an entire division to cover those cases

DigitalTraveler42,

You’re acting like the Catholic Church is well regarded in England at all, lol, a certain British King put an end to all of that, and the Catholic Church helped wage a proxy war in Ireland for centuries in retaliation, with the poor Irish caught in the middle being used and abused by both sides.

My point is, the BBC absolutely reports on priests/clerics getting in trouble for pedo stuff all of the time, both Catholic and all of the other flavors, including Islam. Sure the BBC is a biased government controlled media entity, but in this regard they do plenty of reporting on religious pedos, now if only they would out some of the government pedos in the British government.

afraid_of_zombies,

It is so shocking to see a shaman who is also a pedo.

Vigilante,

It isn’t even legal how is that perv not in jail ? Is this some fucking religious shit saving the pedo’s from consequences ?

xePBMg9,

community leaders have said people do not understand their customs and tradition.

I think critics understand their traditions. They just don’t agree with them. The law of the land doesn’t agree with it.

The legal minimum age to get married in Ghana is 18

So he is breaking the law. So jail then? No?

themeatbridge,

He’s a religious leader, so he has power and influence. Just like most countries, the courts cater to the powerful.

assassin_aragorn,

community leaders have said people do not understand their customs and tradition.

While it’s always good to be cognizant of cultural blinders, there comes a point where you can’t hide behind customs and tradition. There are certain non negotiables we don’t tolerate. Pedophilia is one of them.

Cuttlefish1111, (edited )

This is the real aim of the White Supremacists movement IMO. First the pedophile joined the ranks of the Christians now the Nazis are coming for their seat at the table. The white supremacists values blend in with the Christians but not as much. If it is one thing the incel white supremacy community wants its young sex slaves. I’ve heard stories of when it used to happen. If you are a poc vote like your life depends on it, because it does.

Amputret,
@Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Ghana, where a consensual relationship between adults can get you a prison sentence, but noncing is a-ok.

Diplomjodler,

Just like God intended.

FunkPhenomenon,

interesting that the article failed to cite the religion that Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII practices…

LopensLeftArm,
@LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works avatar

It appears to be a local indigenous religion, not part of a major religion known elsewhere.

eran_morad,

Bruh, that is gross.

sujpr,

It’s pretty normal among social elites.

Just about every ‘popular’ male ends up having sex with underage girls at some point.

ramble81,

Bruh, that is gross.

sujpr,

It is.

joyjoy,

Just because everyone is doing it doesn’t make it ok.

sujpr,

Correct.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

You could have said that less creepy.

sujpr,

How so?

Vigilante,

Incel creepo gtfo lemmy.

Tarquinn2049,

It is more common than it should be, but not as common as you imply.

Allero,

I don’t think it’s really “about everyone”, it’s just that their offending rates follow more closely the percentage of people into it.

Remember most people don’t want underage partners to begin with.

Also, to everyone ragecommenting: the person didn’t say it’s alright, let’s not assume bad faith.

sujpr,

This comment got removed for saying “It’s pretty normal among social elites. Just about every ‘popular’ male ends up having sex with underage girls at some point.”

jordanlund,
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Reposting your own removed comment is not a way to win friends and influence people. Removed again and temp ban for ban evasion.

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