Jailing of Muslim cleric for raping children welcomed
People on social media have welcomed a ruling by a court in Sudan that sentenced a Muslim cleric to 15 years in prison for raping children in his care.
The 30-year-old, who ran a Quranic school in Umbro village, about 180 miles (290km) from El-Fasher in North Darfur, was also fined 10m Sudanese pounds ($23,000, £16,000).
He was found guilty on Wednesday of raping at least 10 children in his care and sexually abusing others.
In recent years, revelations about the extent of sexual and physical abuse against children in traditional Quranic schools has caused a major outcry in Sudan.
By BBC Africa
