This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
Published on November 14, 2019, a Kenyan man, Clifford Kamau Ibirithi, has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly choking and raping his cellmate in an ICE detention center in Pennsylvania.
According to court records, Ibirithi, 34, is accused of committing the offenses on February 20th while being detained in the ICE section of the York County jail.
His cellmate reported to a correctional officer that he woke up to go use the bathroom and soon felt pressure around his neck, which he described as a chokehold. The victim told a state trooper that he felt rape beginning to happen before he lost consciousness.
Medical records indicated that the victim suffered bruises on his ear, neck, and legs, as well as multiple lacerations and abrasions in the rectal area.
Tests matched the DNA collected from Ibirithi with the DNA on fluid collected from the victim.
When questioned by Trooper Daniel Weldon on February 28th, Ibirithi claimed that the two men engaged in consensual sexual activity.
Ibirithi has prior convictions for shoplifting and DUI in Delaware and is believed to be living in Tacoma, Washington.
