Breaking News: Former NSA Personnel Jallah Sentenced to 50yrs In Prison In Sodomy Case

Monrovia, Liberia: Criminal Court ‘E’ at the Temple of has sentenced former National Security Agency (NSA) personnel Peter Bon Jallah to 50 years in prison for statutory rape in a sodomy case involving a 16-year-old boy.

The sentence was handed down on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, by assigned Criminal Court 'E' Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh.

Jallah, 63, will serve his term at the Monrovia Central Prison. He was initially found guilty of statutory rape and kidnapping, but acquitted of gang rape following a bench trial.

The court's latest ruling also a dramatic overturn of his kidnapping conviction on jurisdictional grounds, but upheld his conviction for statutory rape.

Meanwhile, the defense council has announced plans to appeal the conviction and sentence before the Supreme Court of Liberia.

The case stemmed from allegations that Peter Bon Jallah sexual abuse against a 16-year-old boy.

The case proceeded with Police's investigation, as witnesses testified and a forensic DNA test was conducted, which prosecution argued carried trait on the clothing of Jallah.

However, Jallah has consistently denied the allegations before the court although is now convicted and sentenced.

Legal luminaries say defense lawyers' planned appeal will set a stage for further legal battle over the conviction and the 50-year prison sentence.