Photo: Thomas Scheller, a 72-year-old foreigner, sentenced to serve 81 years behind bars after being linked to child pornography.
A 72-year-old foreigner, Thomas Scheller, who was arrested by detectives from the Child Protection Unit on May 4, 2020, after being linked to child pornography, has been sentenced to serve 81 years behind bars.
Thomas Scheller was arrested after the detectives intercepted cyber tip line intelligence linking the convict to child pornography in Kwale County. The convict who had escaped to Kisumu after realizing that detectives were closing in on him was finally arrested in Ngara, Nairobi, where he had harboured a 13-year-old boy who had been trafficked from Dunga area in Kisumu.
Three victims who had been introduced to hard drugs by the pedophile were however rescued by the detectives and taken to rehabilitation centres. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations welcomed the ruling made on Tuesday by Principal Magistrate Hon Carolyne Njagi, at the Milimani Law Courts.
“We hope that the sentence brings some semblance of justice to the victims, relatives and friends of the children who suffered irreparably, from the beastly acts of the perpetrator.” The directorate tweeted.