A pastor of the renowned Deeper Life Bible Church has been charged to court on a three count charge of defilement, unlawful prescription of drugs and infantry.

Kristina Reports gathered from a relevant source has it that the victim, whose name was undisclosed said the pastor had impregnated her three times before now.

The suspect addressed as Obatayo has now been remanded in prison custody. The suspect, who doubles as a school principal, reportedly defiled the minor, impregnated her, and unlawfully prescribed drugs for her to procure abortion.

Following the incident, Obatayo was dragged to the Akure Magistrates’ Family Court on three counts of defilement, unlawfully prescribing drugs to procure abortion thereby killing an unborn child.

He was said to have committed the offence sometime in February 2020 at Epinmi-Akoko, Akoko South-East local government area of Ondo State.

Police prosecutor, Folashade Adesuyi informed the court that the defendant forcefully had carnal knowledge of the victim.

The offences, according to the charge, contravened Sections 218, 230 and 328 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

Adesuyi said that the victim’s confession led to the arrest of the defendant.

The victim, in her narration before the court, said she was placed under the guardian of Pastor Obatala by her parents when she was 10 years old. She told the court that Pastor Obatayo has been having intercourse with her since then.

“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 ₦5,000 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”.

The suspect has now been remanded in prison custody.