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A 31-year-old pastor of a Cherubim and Serabim Church in Ondo State, Oluwasegun Victor, has been remanded to Correctional Centre for impregnating a minor.
Mr Oluwasegun was accused of earlier impregnating five other young girls before the recent incident.
The prosecution alleged that the pastor had unlawful sexual intercourse with the minor on July 24th, 2024 at Oba-Ile area.
Mr Oluwasegun was arraigned by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on a one count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse.
The prosecutor, David Ebriku, said the offence contravened Section 31(1) of the Child Rights’ Laws of Ondo State 2007and punishable under Section 31(2) of the same Laws.
He urged the court to remand the suspect at a Correctional Centre.
Presiding Magistrate, Taiwo Lebi, remanded the suspect at a Correctional Centre, and adjourned hearing of the bail application to September 19, 2024.
Cases of defilement of minors had been on the increase in Ondo, even as legal actions had failed to deter offenders
In July an Ondo State Family Court ordered the remand of a pastor, Adetunji Obatayo, in the Olokuta Correctional Centre for sexually assaulting his foster daughter and procuring an abortion for her three times
The victim had been living with the defendant since 2020 when her parents handed her over to the pastor.
Mr Obatayo, who is a pastor with the Deeper Life church, is also the principal of the school where the 14-year-old victim attends.
The 55-year-old defendant was arrested by the men of the state police command after the victim informed her parents about the sexual relationship with him.
He was arraigned on three counts charge bordering on defilement, and unlawfully prescribing drugs to procure an abortion thereby killing an unborn child.