Pastor Remanded For Having Carnal Knowledge of His 7-year-Old Daughter
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41-year-old Pastor named Benjamin Bernard,resident in Benin was
on Wednesday ordered to be remanded in prison custody by an Ogbeson
Magistrates’ Court, Benin, for allegedly having a carnal knowledge of his
seven-year-old daughter.
The suspect, a Presiding Pastor of Destiny Explosion Ministry, located at Constain Road, New Benin, Benin City, was said to have committed the act on 26 January, 2016.
Barr. Kenneth Ugiagbe, a counsel from the state Ministry of Justice, led the victim in evidence.
The victim while narrating her ordeal, told the court that after
committing the act, her father used a white handkerchief to clean her
private and sternly warned her not to mention it to anyone, else, he
would kill her.
The Presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Taye Omoruyi, who ordered the suspect who pleaded not guilty to the crime, to be remanded in prison custody, adjourned the case till 16 March for further hearing.
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