Liberia, Oct. 7 -- PLEEBO, Maryland County - Nearly four years after a Maryland County court bailiff was publicly accused of involvement in an alleged gang rape, official court records show that the case later ended with a Grand Jury Bill of Ignoramus, a court-ordered permanent release and a Certificate of Acquittal.

By Peter P. Toe Jr., peterp.toe@frontpageafricaonline.com

The case involves Joseph Ponpon, who was serving as an assigned bailiff at the Gedetarbo Magisterial Court in Pleebo when he was arrested and charged in 2022.

On November 5, 2022, media reports indicated that Ponpon and Alphonso Togba had been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged gang rape involving a 13-year-old girl in the Zone 8 community of Pleebo ...