Morris Babyface recounts sexual abuse by house help at age 9

Ghanaian music producer, sound engineer and musician Morris Babyface has disclosed that he was sexually abused by a female house help when he was between nine and 10 years old. According to the 46-year-old, the woman, who was then in her late 20s or early 30s, repeatedly sexually abused him while his mother was away at work. Morris Babyface made the disclosure during an interview on The Delay Show, where he recounted the childhood experience and its lasting impact on him. He said his mother had employed the woman as a house help to take care of him and his siblings after they returned from school. “Whenever we returned from school, my mum would not be home yet from work,” he recounted. “She, this house help, would do her work by taking care of us, feed us and all that and later, she would go to her room, call me, and have sex with me.” Morris Babyface said the abuse happened frequently and affected him psychologically. “She sexually abused me; it affected me. She did this with me frequently,” he said. The musician explained that he did not tell his mother about the abuse at the time, revealing that he only disclosed what happened when he became an adult. “I never told my mum at the time. I only told her when I came of age now,” he said. He added that he does not know what became of the woman who allegedly abused him. “I have no idea of the whereabouts of this abuser. I don’t know whether she’s dead or alive,” he said. Morris Babyface used his experience to challenge what he described as the common perception that sexual abuse predominantly affects girls. He stressed that boys can also be victims of sexual abuse, but said some male victims may be reluctant to report their experiences, particularly when the abuse is interpreted by the child as pleasurable. “Usually, the narrative is that girls are the only victims; but that’s untrue. Boys are also sexually abused,” he said. “The difference is that with boys, when they enjoy it, they wouldn’t expose the culprit.” “I’m saying this so that parents will be vigilant and pay critical attention to their children,” he added. Morris Babyface did not identify the alleged perpetrator by name during the interview. AM Source: www.ghanaweb.com
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