With the alarming rate of sexual assault,this one seems to be the most bizarre at least for now. Popular Nigerian Pastor,Tim Omotoso has been arrested and charged to court for alledgedly luring teenage girls into sexual relations with him.
This charges were laid out at the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, May 3.The atmosphere was frenzy,tensions were high at the Court in the morning ahead of the appearance of the controversial Pastor.
While groups sang songs outside the court building‚Even inside a large group of people filled the corridor outside the courtroom where the pastor was to appear for his formal bail application.
The 58-year-old pastor is said to have churches in Cape Town, Johannesburg, amongst others.Pastor Omotosho is being accused of sexually molesting the female congregants of his church including more than 30 teenage girls.He was arrested at the Port Elizabeth International Airport on Thursday, April 20.
The most bizarre part of it all is he would allegedly have the girls rub Vaseline on their thighs while telling them to recite Psalm 51 – a portion of the bible that deals with sin and being cleansed.
A statement by an investigating officer detective warrant officer Peter Plaatjies of the Hawks‚ the state prosecutor advocate Nceba Ntelwa has told the court that the pastor would then tell the girls that If they should speak about their encounters they would be cursed and would die.hmmmm
The National Hawks spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Robert has confirmed that the pastor was facing 22 charges related to contravening the sexual offences act stemming from sexual assault to human trafficking with possible additional charges to be added at a later stage.
It was the defence’s submission that the pastor has denied any wrongdoing and intended to stand trial to prove he was not guilty
The media and general public inside the court were instructed by members of the police’s Tactical Response Team to turn off all cellphones and recording devices during court proceedings.
The pastor is due to be back in court today.phewwww!indeed wonders they say will never end
Source: TimeLive/Herald Live
