A Golden Tabernacle Ministries pastor, in Pretoria North, has been arrested by the police for allegedly rubbing olive oil on the private parts of his church member.
According to the police report, the self-acclaimed Pastor, Edmond Motsepe claimed that he was casting out evil spirits that had possessed the victim by applying the oil in her private parts
After the act, the pastor allegedly attempted to ra_pe the victim but she reportedly shouted for help and managed to escape. Pastor Motsepe has provisionally been charged for se_xual assault and intimidation.
According to the police spokesperson Mr Richard Lunga, the victim is an 18-year-old girl who fellowships with her parents in that church.
The pastor confided in the victim’s mother (named withheld) after church service that God had revealed to him through a vision that her daughter was possessed with an evil spirit.
He requested the woman to allow the girl come for deliverance service in the evening. The mother of the victim asked her daughter to go for service but when the victim got to the church, the pastor requested that they go to his house for the said deliverance to be carried out and the victim obliged.
“At his residence, the pastor allegedly asked the victim if she had ever accepted any love proposal from a man but she answered in the negative. Pastor Motsepe again asked the victim if she had experienced menstrual pains before and the victim answered in the affirmative” according to a high serving church member.
The lengthy police report states that the founder of the church then told the victim that the menstrual pains were the work of the devil and that he could deliver her by smearing anointing oil on her navel.
The pastor then ordered the victim to lie down and remove her dress while he rubbed the oil on her navel and parts of her abdomen. The suspect further asked the victim to remove her pants and he rubbed the oil on the victim’s va_gina and cli_toris.
When the victim asked him to explain his actions, the pastor allegedly said he was being directed by the Holy Spirit to do so.
The 18-year-old victim resisted and attempted to stand up. Pastor Motsepe at that point grabbed the victim and forcefully kis_sed her and it was at that point that the victim raised an alarm for help.
The victim overpowered the pastor, came out of his room and reported the matter to her parents in the house. A compliant was later lodged with the police leading to his arrest.
The pastor has since been granted bail and his trial is adjourned to the 17th of November.
Source: Online
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