Kenyan Roman Catholic priest Lawrence Muvengi who is facing sexual abuse charges allegedly involving a 12-year-old schoolgirl, is not to return to the Jamaican parish of St Catherine except for court, as part of conditions attached to his $800,000 bail.
The clergyman was granted bail by Parish Judge Natalie Creary-Dixon following a bail application on his behalf in the St Catherine Parish Court last week.
The judge ordered that Muvengi should report to the Matilda’s Corner Police Station in St Andrew three times weekly, and he is not to be seen in the parish of St Catherine on days when he is not in the parish for court appearances.
Further, the Kenyan was ordered to surrender his travel documents to the authorities, and a stop order has been imposed at all ports of entry nationally.
The case is to be mentioned in court again on September 27.
The charges against the 39-year-old accused include sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years, sexual touching of a child, grievous sexual assault, and abduction of a child less than 16 years.
