Matthew Lane Durham, 19, said in text messages to friends that he was overtaken by a demon called Luke each night. 'There is nothing I can do to stop him,' says Matthew.

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'I've prayed so much, but every night Luke gets what Luke wants.'

Prosecutors allege that Matthew engaged in sex acts with children aged from 4 to 10 while he worked as a volunteer at a children's home in Nairobi.

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Matthew added in his texts that the demon 'whispers in my ear all day and he's so hard to resist.'

The U.S. teen faces life in prison if he is found guilty of the charges against him, although his lawyer says he is victim of 'some sort of pseudo-tribal psychological voodoo.'

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However prosecutors allege that Matthew has already confessed to his crimes in writing and on video, and that he's experienced 'a life-long struggle of desires to touch children.'