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The May 19 incident was led by Christian Malanga, an American citizen.
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The May 19 incident was led by Christian Malanga, an American citizen.
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MATADI, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Ngoma* is deaf, so she didn’t hear the group of boys as they snuck up behind her on a road in her hometown of Matadi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “They ambushed me, then dragged me to a secluded area and abused me,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. After the rape, she didn’t know
Ngoma* is deaf, so she didn’t hear the group of boys as they snuck up behind her on a road in her hometown of Matadi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.“They ambushed me, then dragged me to a secluded area and abused me,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. After the attack, she didn’t know where to turn. “They took advantage of my disability to commit their crime, going so far as to make me a mother,” she said.Ngoma gave birth at just 15 years old – she was still a child. But she was also determined not to let the violence she was su...