A pastor with Christ Ministry International church in Port Harcourt is presently on trial before Senior Magistrate U.V. Erekosima, of court II, in the Port Harcourt Magisterial District, over the rape of an underage girl.
The accused person, Pastor Arthur Jonason was said to on September 18, 2011, in the church premises along Rumuodaolu, had un lawful carnal knowledge of the 13 year old victim (name withheld), without her consent.
We gathered that after the victim last her mother, she and other of the siblings were allegedly kept in care of the pastor as their close family friend but hardly did they knew that he would allegedly rape their daughter and force her not to speak.
The father of the victim also received the beating of his life when he allegedly tried to confront the accused, he was said to have been hit with a microphone Iron Stand on his head and right hand, which was said to had caused him harm.
The 39 year old accused Pastor is facing a four count charge in two separate suits.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. U.V. Erekosima, referred the case file to Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
She added that the accused be remanded in prison custody pending the adjournment date of September 3, 2012.
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