Former US Embassy Staffer in Burkina Faso Sentenced for Child Sexual Abuse - Justice Dept.

NAMPA / Sputnik

2026-02-27

WASHINGTON, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - A former US embassy worker in Burkina Faso has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two minors, the US Department of Justice said. "A Maryland man was sentenced today to life in prison for forcibly sexually assaulting two minor girls in Burkina Faso in 2022 and 2023 … [Fode Sitafa] Mara, a U.S. citizen, was an employee at the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, at the time of h......

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