This archive report was first published on 17 June 2020.
On June 15, 2020, a US court announced that it would sentence Gregory Dow, a 61-year-old American missionary, on September 29 for his role in molesting minors at Boito Children's home in Konoin, Bomet.
According to the court, Dow pleaded guilty to four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places during a teleconference hearing on June 15, 2020.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Dow would serve 15 years and eight months in prison and register under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
US District Judge Edward Smith will determine the length of Dow's supervision after his release and any fines he may have to pay.
It is worth noting that if Judge Smith does not agree to the prison term, Dow could withdraw his plea.
Gregory Dow is accused of sexually assaulting four girls between 2013 and 2017 while running the Dow's family home, which he established in 2008.
He fled the country in 2017 after police were tipped off about the illegal acts he had been engaging in at the orphanage, which has since been closed.
The orphanage received financial support from Lancaster County churches and other nonprofit institutions.
US Attorney William M McSwain stated, 'Dow hid behind his supposed faith on the other side of the world, hoping no one in the US would know or care about the children he abused…He was wrong.'
