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by Matt Dinger Published: July 22, 2014
A 19-year-old Edmond man is accused of engaging in sex acts with children while volunteering in Kenya this spring.
Matthew Lane Durham was charged late Friday in Oklahoma City federal court with four counts of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
Lane is accused of committing the acts with four to 10 children of both sexes, according to the probable cause affidavit. The children range in age from 4 to 9 years old.
At least one of the children is HIV positive, records show.
Durham volunteered at the Upendo Children’s Home in Nairobi. The home, which is funded through sponsorships and donations, provides neglected Kenyan children with food, housing, clothing, education and religious instruction. Durham has previously volunteered three times: June 2012, June 2013, and in December. He stayed with sponsor families during prior visits.
The sex acts are alleged to have been committed on the fourth trip, from April 30 to June 17, when Durham requested to stay overnight at the children’s home, the complaint states.
Durham’s attorney, Steven Jones, said, “The affidavit is shot through with inaccuracies.
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