{
  "id": 496208,
  "title": "Morris Babyface opens up about childhood sexual abuse for the first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/morris-babyface-opens-up-about-childhood-sexual-abuse-for-the-first",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T18:23:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/morris-babyface-opens-up-about-childhood-sexual-abuse-for-the-first-time/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghanaian music producer and sound engineer Morris Babyface has made his first public disclosure about a traumatic childhood experience - sexual abuse he endured at the hands of a female house help when he was a boy. The 46-year-old revealed this during an interview on The Delay Show, marking the first time he had spoken about the harrowing ordeal.\n\nMorris Babyface detailed that the abuse occurred between the ages of 9 to 12 years old, involving a female house help who was significantly older than him. The woman, under the guise of caring for him and his siblings, had been employed by his mother to look after the children after school hours while she was at work.\n\nThough the abuse happened many years ago, Babyface says its lingering effects continue to impact his life and relationships. He explained that the traumatic experience contributed to his struggles with promiscuity and a womanizing lifestyle. \"It really impacted me, because there came a time when in a day I had to sleep with about 4 women. Some were relationships, others casual flings. Some were protected sex, others were not. It went on daily for years,\" he shared.\n\nLooking back, Babyface expressed gratitude that he did not contract any illnesses from the abuse, realizing that once the devil is given an inch, he can take you much farther than you can handle. His decision to reveal the traumatic experience, he said, is to caution parents about their home environment, especially when leaving their children in the care of others.",
  "summary": "Ghanaian music producer and sound engineer Morris Babyface has opened up about a deeply painful childhood experience, revealing that he was sexually abused by a female house help when he was a young boy. The 46-year-old made the disclosure during an interview on The Delay Show, describing it as the first time he had publicly […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Morris Babyface: The hitmaker Ghana forgot to celebrate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/morris-babyface-the-hitmaker-ghana-forgot-to-celebrate",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:39:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}