By Benjamin Q. Z. Johnson
Monrovia-The ongoing sodomy trial involving Peter Bon Jallah is getting dramatic by the day as witnesses and the defendant himself continue to give different accounts of testimony.
Taking the stand himself before Criminal Court “E” in the ongoing alleged Sodomy case, Jallah who is tacitly fighting for his life strongly denied any involvement in the alleged offense, accusing police investigators of pre-judging him and deliberately attempting to link him to the alleged crime.
Taking the witness stand, Jallah told the court that investigators allegedly manipulated evidence against him by taking his saliva and placing it on his T-shirt and boxer shorts before tying the clothing together with the alleged victim’s clothes.
According to Jallah, the alleged conduct was intended to create evidence that would incriminate him. “The police pre-judged me. They took my saliva and placed it on my T-shirt and boxer, and tied them with the victim’s clothes to incriminate me,” Jallah testified.»
Jallah also rejected the alleged victim’s account concerning his whereabouts on the day in question, arguing that portions of the testimony were inconsistent with his own movements.
He told the court that the alleged victim claimed he saw or spoke with him around Camp Johnson Road between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., but maintained that the account was false.
Jallah testified that he was instead on Du-Port Road with his girlfriend during the period referenced by the alleged victim.
The defendant further challenged testimony concerning his residence, suggesting that the alleged victim’s inability to accurately describe his room raised questions about the claim that the victim knew or had been inside his house.
Jallah also challenged the alleged victim’s account concerning January 1, New Year’s Day, maintaining that he was with his family and asking the court to examine telecommunications records to establish his whereabouts.
According to Jallah, the court should consider GSM call logs covering January 1 through January 3, 2026, as well as relevant records from the period around Christmas Day 2025, which he believes could help establish his movements and communications.
“On January 1, New Year’s Day, I was with my family all alone,” Jallah told the court.
He also denied an allegation that he paid the alleged victim LD$1,500 to throw away his dirt, describing the claim as untrue. “I don’t even know this boy,” Jallah declared during his testimony.
The defendant also challenged aspects of the testimony presented by medical experts who appeared before the court.
Jallah referred to testimony from a medical expert from John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK), claiming that the witness acknowledged that her report was not conclusive and that she did not determine whether penetration had occurred.
He further pointed to testimony from another expert from Rwanda, who, according to Jallah, told the court that the expert could not determine whether rape had occurred.
The defense is expected to rely on the testimony of the defendant, alleged inconsistencies in the victim’s account, the disputed handling of physical evidence, and the medical evidence in arguing that the prosecution has not established Jallah’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The prosecution, however, has presented its own evidence and witnesses in support of the allegations against the defendant.
The competing accounts now place significant emphasis on the credibility of witnesses, the chain of custody and handling of physical and forensic evidence, telecommunications records, and the interpretation of the medical findings presented during the trial.
As the proceedings continue, Criminal Court “E” is expected to determine whether the prosecution’s evidence sufficiently connects Jallah to the alleged offense and whether the defense claims regarding the investigation and evidence can withstand judicial scrutiny.
Jallah remains presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty according to law.
Recall that the Liberia National Police (LNP), through its Women and Children Protection Section (WACPS) charged Jallah, 63-yr-old, with gang rape, statutory rape, and kidnapping involving a 16-year-old boy having been arrested on January 7, 2026 in the Air Field area by Chief Inspector Lindsay Gould.
His arrest originated from a complaint filed on January 5, 2026, by Sattarus S. Kenney, a 33-year-old resident of Air Field Sinkor and the mother of the alleged victim.
According to police, the victim and the defendant live in the same community, where the boy occasionally rendered domestic services such as washing cars and cleaning the yard for the defendant in exchange for small amounts of money.
Police investigators alleged that the defendant sexually abused the minor on November 29, 2025, and again on December 24, 2025, at his residence in Air Field Sinkor.
According to police, the defendant lured the victim under the pretext of buying him a pair of football boots, adding that the victim was allegedly taken to an unknown location in the Camp Johnson Road area, where he was kidnapped and gang raped by the defendant and two unidentified adult males from January 1 to January 3, 2026.
The victim told investigators that he was given food which made him dizzy before being repeatedly sexually assaulted.
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