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Minors' chilling stories as pastor gets 50 years in jail for defilement

German national Thomas Scheller, 71, was jailed for 81 years for defilement, pornography and human trafficking. [Silas Otieno, Standard]

A local pastor and a German have been jailed for 130 years for defilement.

James Njuguna Kuria, who used the name of God to prey on minors, and Thomas Scheller, a 71-year-old paedophile, were on Tuesday found guilty by a Milimani court.

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