By Jerromie S. Walters
MONROVIA, Liberia – A medical report in the alleged rape case against Bryant McGill, suspended Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, confirms specific allegations of penetration by a penis and further indicates that ejaculation occurred. The location was indicated as the vagina. McGill has since denied the allegation and has also not been arrested.
The report, obtained by this paper, was conducted in September and issued by the Ministry of Health. It provides a harrowing firsthand account from the victim and detailing the forensic evidence collected by health officials. The clinical examination noted the patient’s general appearance as “normal,” with no external injuries recorded on her head, face, chest, back, arms, or legs.
However, a separate diagrammatic sheet, used to annotate physical findings, includes notes of “abrasion seen on perineal body,” indicating physical evidence consistent with trauma in the genital area.
As part of the standard protocol for such cases, the report confirms that a full forensic evidence collection kit was prepared. This included the collection of swabs and slides from oral, vaginal, cervical, and anal areas to preserve potential DNA evidence.
In a section titled “Patient’s Description of Incident,” the document records the victim’s own words. She stated that a man forced himself on her, and despite her fighting back, he assaulted her. The account alleges, “This same man had sex with me before in his car… When he finished I saw [blood] between my legs.” The report notes the victim said she does not know the man’s name.
The Incident and McGill’s Special Treatment:
The alleged assault took place on August 30, 2025, after the 13-year-old daughter of Christopher Davis, the Deputy Chief of Security for Administration at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, traveled to the Ministry to deliver items to her aunt’s canteen. When she did not return home for several hours, her family grew concerned and launched a search, eventually finding her as she was riding home on a motorcycle.
The case was immediately reported to the Liberia National Police. Despite mounting pressure from civil society, including the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL), the Women’s Legislative Caucus, and prominent human rights lawyer Tiawan Saye Gongloe—all demanding McGill’s immediate arrest—the police have maintained a methodical public stance.
This has fueled accusations of preferential treatment and raised public concern that political connections may be undermining the equal application of the law.
While McGill remains free, another case proceeded swiftly: Sando Kromah, a 34-year-old contractor with the Ministry of Agriculture, was remanded to Monrovia Central Prison on September 30, 2025, after being charged with statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl. Under Liberian law, statutory rape is a non-bailable first-degree felony.
