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From the Disturbing File: Delaware, Ohio Man Found Guilty of Child-Rape

June 4, 2008

Let me begin by saying I am not one of the “get them out of here” crowd when it comes to immigration: legal or illegal.  But stories like this make me sick.

DELAWARE, Ohio — A Delaware County man accused of raping a young girl in 2006 is mentally incompetent to stand trial and must continue mental-health treatment for up to 10 years, a judge ruled yesterday.A new evaluation of Gustave Kamba’s condition, along with testimony from his victim and other evidence, convinced Common Pleas Judge Everett H. Krueger that the 38-year-old is mentally ill.

Kamba, a refugee and artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was charged in August 2006 with four felony counts of rape. Prosecutors said he impregnated his victim, who was believed to be younger than 13 years old at the time.

Krueger deemed Kamba ready for trial in November, but ordered him to undergo an additional psychological examination to determine his state of mind at the time of the alleged crimes.

Krueger determined yesterday that Kamba forced the girl to have sex with him. He found the state’s evidence “clear and convincing” and ordered that Kamba undergo treatment at Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare in Columbus for up to 10 years.

The court will maintain jurisdiction over Kamba during that time.

Kamba’s victim testified yesterday that he threatened her not to tell anyone about the abuse.

No one knew until August 2006, when the girl went to the hospital because she had missed her menstrual period and was experiencing stomach pains and vomiting. That day, she divulged the abuse to a social worker, nurse and doctor.

The girl’s baby was never born, but DNA evidence taken from the fetus matched Kamba’s DNA, Assistant Prosecutor Kyle Rohrer said.

“It was extremely difficult to do what she did,” Rohrer said of the girl’s testimony.

If Kamba’s mental health changes in the future, prosecutors could pursue the case again in court, Rohrer said.

Kamba’s attorney, Ross Long, declined comment on the case.

Once this guy is released he should be sent back to the Congo for good.  We can’t allow anyone to prey on our children.

Posted by Jason Rowsey | Filed Under Ohio Government, Social Causes 

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