Sex pest had victims' families in his pocket

Keith Morris, 72, was tried and convicted in a British court for sexually assaulting Kenyan children. [Photo: Courtesy]

The conviction of 72-year-old British pensioner Keith Morris by a British court for sexually abusing Kenyan children has once again cast the spotlight on the scourge of sexual exploitation of minors by foreigners and rich Kenyans at the Coast.

Morris, who had lived in and around Kikambala area in Kilifi for almost 20 years, used to pass himself off as a wealthy philanthropist while in actual sense he was preying on poor girls.