Kenyan Man Sentenced to 12-24 Years in Prison in the US after Pleading Guilty to Raping Minor
Kenya native Leonard Kiptoo Langat has been sent to prison in the United States after pleading guilty to rape charges.
Langat, son of a former Woman Representative from the Rift Valley was sentenced to 12 to 24 years in prison for the sexual offence.
He was undergoing military training at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland before he was accused of raping a minor in North Carolina. He faces expulsion from the military academy.
The minor is reported to be the sister to his elder brother's wife. The New York Times reported that the man is currently on leave of absence pending dismissal from the military school after being convicted.
Contacted for a comment by the Star on Wednesday, his mother (name withheld) without denying Langat is her son said, “I am not in touch with them."
Langat was on holiday when he committed the offence on December 30th last year. He entered the room of the minor and forced her to have sex with him, but was found in the act by a woman related to him, said Capt. John Tierney of the Concord Police Department.
"Langat, who lived in North Carolina, left the state after the incident and returned to the Naval Academy," Tierney said.
He was arrested on January 9th and was charged with first-degree forcible sexual offense and statutory rape of a person less than 15 years old.
He pleaded guilty to indecent liberties with a minor before Cabarrus County Superior Court in North Carolina.
Comments (23)
Guilty of "indecent liberties" ok
Without Condoning this Man's Bevavior I think as It in part reads that he "was found in the act by a woman related to him, said Capt", it SEEMS that his Sexual act (with the Minor) was CONSENTUAL until he was Caught (in the Act) by an Adult. Meaning: The Minor never herself SCREAMED nor SCREECHED nor asked for Help (until the 2 were Caught in the Act). Anyway!
Mama GUEST1 should know that defilement offence has no excuse.Wheather CONSENTUAL or not,the girl is still underage.GUEST1 can help Kiptoo by marrying him before sentence so that you can be visiting/satisfying him while in jail.HARAKISA.
Baba Nyaluo. Note that At the Beginning of my Comment, I said that "Without Condoning this Man's Bevavior......" This means I very well "know that defilement offence has no excuse.Wheather." Right?
The girl is under age. It does not matter if there was consent.DONE!! ITS A SHAME!!!!
Don’t be an idiot! A minor can not consent to sex period. Qualifying your statement with ‘am not condoning the act’, does not negate your ignorant response
Since he has admitted to committing the heinous crime, wonder of how many girls he had raped before! Do these rapists understand the anatomy of rape that it shatters and torments the victims' lives forever? Arap Lang'at, there is quite an array of finding sex-mates in any country for consensual sex unless you are strictly a pedophile. This dude is a clear danger to any society and jail is a place for you. Conversely, you enjoyed raping the innocent, US jail is a great place to be served back! Enjoy the foot long three time a day for 12-24 years. Saddened that i have to say that but you earned it. Sorry.
Kiptoo has the looks of former women rep,Ngetich which means he is a step-son of Chacha and Women Rep Wanjiru plus other 11 women MPs.Kazi ya women MPs and MCAs pamoja na jamii zao ni KOINANGE,SABINA JOY etc peke yake.
Hah?!
Kiptoo, why do this act with a minor? You are in the USA where women can even pay to have sex with you. I don’t feel for you.
Guys going with the reality here there was no rape here, it's very clear that the girl had given a consent to this act and I beleave that until they were found by this lady these were love birds enjoying themselves, surely how do u explain the fact that this "minor " could not even scream for help! Ladies how fast do u forget the experience u people go through raping ordeal? Come on ladies! Be sincere not emmotional! One thing I beleave there was something else behind the reason why this "intruder" came in as much as I don't condone sex with the minors this is a pure lie, the case here should have bn a defilement, period! Lastly my fellow Kenyans I would like to remind u that we came to this a country with a purpose, pls let's concentrate on it, a good number of us r of us r rotting in jails while we r actually innocent, pls we have only one duty in this country, stay away from trouble! It's out there looking for us like a lion on a hunting field . We have seen it a number of times, many innocent Kenyans r languishing in jails, pls if possible stay away from some places. I repeat there was no forceful rape here, we have seen a number of them here and they have gone in record as rapes falsefully.
Exactly what I was saying up there.
@Jarred Owino. Adult who rape the children threaten them that they will kill them if they scream or tell somebody. Somebody can be raped and not scream if they fear for their life.
What a waste of space you are. World class mockery of humanity. You must be a pedophile. Wait till an adult ‘love birds your girl child to enjoy themselves’. Onego royi kata puodi gi nyundo
Being a minor,in law means not capable of giving consent. Stop ujinga ya wakenya
Tusiwe wepesi kuiga mila za wageni. Ni mwiko kuwa na uhusiano wa ngono na mtu ambaye una uhusiano naye wa damu!
Katika taifa dogo (micro-nation) ambalo mimi natoka, kitendo ambacho Ndugu Kiptoo Langat alikifanya ni mwiko au "mugiro" kwenye taifa langu dogo!
Kiptoo hajui hiyo.Ni kama mujomba wake Sunkuli who defiled and impregnated his under 16 cousin in his HARAMBEE HOUSE,Nairobi.His corrupt boss,muuaji Moi and the then AG,jambazi Wako helped him escape justice.But he was rejected by his constituents in Narok.
I thought Mwiko ni Kijiti cha Kupikia Chakula; sana sana UGALI.
Sad story overall. What a price to pay. You reap what you sow.
Pedophile!
Ndugu Mgeni: Neno hili lina maana mbili:
1. Mwiko wa kupikia ugali.
2. Jambo unalofanya lisilofaa kutokana na Mila za watu.
Jared Owino, you may try to break it down to convince yourself but the FACT is YOU TOUCH A MINOR, YOUR BEHIND ROTS IN JAIL, YOU TOUCH AN ADULT WOMAN WITHOUT CONSENT, UTAENDA JELA, TOUCH YOUR GIRLFRIEND OR WIFE WITHOUT CONSENT UTAENDA JELA NDUGU. You are something else ati women stop being emotional. Hiyo haiwesmake, I'm stating facts here. The guy oughtta know better.
Hapa si Kenya Men get away with violating women
Messing with a minor? Hiyo ni jail term pap. Doesn't matter whether it was consensual of not.