Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 25 March 2018Source: dailyguideafrica.comPastor defiles 13-year-old girlPastor David Batul pleaded guilty to the charges of indecent assault and defilementThe head pastor of 'Word is Power Salvation Ministries', located at Tabora, a suburb of Accra, has been remanded into custody by an Accra circuit court for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. The suspect, David Batul, 32, reportedly committed the crime in December last year when the victim was asked to send him food. Pastor David Batul, according to the police, took advantage of the girl and allegedly inserted his finger into her private part and later had sex with her. The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Judith Asante, told the court that the complainant is the victim’s aunt and that they both attend the accused person’s church. She narrated that the pastor after the incident warned the victim not to tell anyone about it and the victim obliged.

Source: GhanaWeb March 24, 2018 10:18 UTC