Deeper Life Pastor defiles ‘daughter’, procures abortion
A Pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church in Ondo State, Adetunji Obatayo, has been remanded to prison custody for defiling his ‘daughter’ and procuring abortion for her three times.
Parents of the victim had, in 2020, handed over their daughter to Pastor Obatayo who doubles as Principal of the school where she attends.
He had assured their parents that he would help train her.
Pastor Obatayo, aged 55, was arrested after the 14 years old victim spilled to her parents the fling she had with the Pastor.
Obatayo was arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Family Court on three counts charge of defilement, unlawfully prescribing drugs to procure abortion thereby killing an unborn child.
His pleas, were however, not taken.
The offences, according to the charge, contravened Sections 218, 230 and 328 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
The victim, in her narration before the court, said Pastor Obatayo has been having intercourse with her since she started staying with him when she was 10.
“Four years ago, my parents released me to live with a pastor due to his desire to train me. On my first day in his house, he forcefully had sexual intercourse with me and told me not to tell anyone about it.
“He had impregnated me thrice and he gave me N5,000 to buy some contraceptive drugs to abort the pregnancy after many preventive drugs.
”But during the third pregnancy, he refused to give me money for the drug, and I stole his money to buy the pills.
” Pastor later accused me of stealing his money for my boyfriend which led to the arrest of a boy in our school and I informed my parents about his ordeal.”
Presiding Magistrate, B.A. Alphonso, ordered the defendant remanded to the Olokuta Correctional Centre and directed the case file sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Alphonso ordered the victim taken in for rehabilitation and adjourned the case to August 29, 2024 for mentioning.
