A former Member of Parliament in Samoa has confessed on social media that he sexually abused young girls and women over several years.
Tapua’ī To’ese Ah Sam was the Member of Parliament for the District of Salega East in the 2011 General Elections when he ran for the Tautua Samoa Party.
Samoa Observer reports Tapua’i posted on YouTube on September 26, 2022 confessing to sexually abusing young girls and women over the years.
“To all people that I have sexually abused over many years, young girls and women. I have an illness and I need help, and I am seeking therapeutic rehabilitation help now,” he said.
He said that many times he hated himself for the harm and damage that he has caused these innocent people and even thought about committing suicide.
He apologized to his victims and their families as well as his wife, children, grandchildren and his families.
The one term MP turned pastor for the Samoa Seventh Day Adventist after he was defeated in the 2016 General Election by the current Minister of Works Transport and Infrastructure, Olo Fiti Vaai.
Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo said they have seen the video posted by Tapua’i “but no victims have come forward to lodge a complaint or support his admission”.
