The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor, Mr. Emmanuel Orekoya, has been arraigned by the court for allegedly raping and impregnating his 18-year-old daughter in Lagos.
Pastor Orekoya who last committed the offence in November 2022, was on Tuesday, February 27, arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court.
The court however, charged the pastor with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and sexual assault.
In a video that went viral in November 2022, the pastor’s daughter had confessed that her biological father slept with her for over two years, stating that her biological mother is aware of the whole drama.
According to the girl’s confession, at the cause of sleeping with her, the father impregnated her countless times.
She also revealed how her mother once begged her to forgive her father, says he won’t do it again.
The state’s prosecution counsel, Mrs Abimbola Abolade, on Tuesday, February 27, revealed to the court that the defendant committed the offences sometimes in 2017 at Jacob Adeleye Street, Odoeran, Itire area of the state.
Abolade also told the court that the pastor sexually assaulted his daughter, by inserting his finger inside her vagina and inserting his penis inside her mouth.
Justice Soladoye however, adjourned the case till April 17, 2024, for the commencement of trial as the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Watch the victim’s interview below;
https://www.facebook.com/giotvfoundation/videos/5610419939024329/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
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