-Amid Rape Allegations
Executive Mansion, Monrovia:-President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has suspended the Deputy Minister for Youth Development at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Bryant McGill, following serious allegations of involvement in the rape of a minor.
This decision has been taken in line with the government’s zero-tolerance policy toward all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and to ensure a fair and transparent investigation. Deputy Minister McGill will remain suspended until the conclusion of the investigation.
The allegation:
The alleged rape occurred on the evening of August 30, 2025. According to an official complaint filed by Christopher Davis, the Deputy Chief of Security for Administration at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, his 14-year-old daughter was assaulted by McGill.
Davis reported that his daughter left their Paynesville home at 5:00 PM to deliver items to her aunt’s canteen located within the Ministry.
When she had not returned by 10:00 PM, a search ensued. She was eventually found returning home on a motorcycle. After initial hesitation, the teenager disclosed that she had been assaulted by a man she knew as “Uncle Bryant,” whom she identified as Deputy Minister Bryant McGill. She reported that he had forced himself on her.
Davis alleges that McGill destroyed the victim’s undergarments during the attack. “He even tore her underclothes to have her,” Davis stated. The case was reported to the LNP that same night. The following day, the survivor underwent the medical examination that confirmed the assault, with the report being handed over to police to safeguard the integrity of the case.
