09/16/2025
Movement Against R**e and Gender-Based Violence Demands Justice in Alleged Sexual Assault Case Involving Deputy Minister J. Bryant McGill
By: Romeo USayee
Monrovia, Liberia – September 16, 2025 –
The Movement Against R**e and Gender-Based Violence (MARG-BV), a civil society-driven organization that champions advocacy and protection for vulnerable women, girls, and children across Liberia, has expressed grave concern over recent allegations of r**e and sexual assault involving Deputy Minister for Youth Development, Mr. J. Bryant McGill, in President Joseph Nyemah Boakai’s government.
According to reports, Mr. McGill allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old girl, the daughter of a Ministry of Youth and Sports employee. Despite the gravity of the allegation, civil society leaders note that justice is yet to be served while the accused continues to walk free.
“Under our law, r**e is a non-bailable offense. By this time, we expected that Mr. J. Bryant McGill should have been arrested and made to face the full weight of the law,” MARG-BV stated in a press release.
The movement emphasized the devastating psychological toll such abuse inflicts on survivors, particularly children, and condemned the alleged actions as both monstrous and heartless. “As mothers, sisters, and a society organization, we too feel the pains and psychological damage that a 14-year-old child has to experience under the weight of such abuse,” the group noted.
MARG-BV is calling on President Boakai to ensure that the case is not compromised, stressing that shielding a presidential appointee from justice would erode public trust in the government’s commitment to protecting vulnerable citizens.
“Failure to take immediate and decisive action will leave us with no choice but to organize a mass peaceful assembly to demand the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrator, so that this young girl, who is bleeding in trauma, may find justice,” the movement warned.
The organization reaffirmed its commitment to standing with survivors and advocating tirelessly until justice is served.
