POLICE ARRESTS OGUN PASTOR FOR ALLEGED DEFILEMENT OF 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL

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In Ogun State, a 43-year-old pastor named Clinton John was taken into custody on charges of defiling a 16-year-old girl in the Agbado region of the state.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday. According to Odutola, John has been getting illicit carnal knowledge of the girl since 2022, when she was just 14 years old.

Odutola claims that the victim informed the police that the suspect had consistently threatened to kill her if she ever alerted anyone about the shady relationship.

She said the family of the victim reported the incident to the police after being suspicious that their daughter might have been sexually assaulted after being treated for reoccurring infections.

The police spokesperson said the victim exhibited frightful tendencies that made the parents suspicious that she might have been involved in sexual intercourse, but concealing the identity of the person.

“A family in Giwa Agbado Ogun State has reported a case of alleged defilement to the Agbado divisional Police Station that their 16-year-old daughter has been repeatedly treated for reoccurring infections, and exhibited frightful tendencies that made the parents suspicious that their daughter may have been involved in sexual intercourse, but concealing the identity of the person.

“The parents persuaded their daughter who later confessed that one Pastor Clinton John ‘m’ aged 43 years old of Mega World Healing Ministry has been fiercely having unlawful carnal knowledge of her since November of 2022.

“The 16-year-old daughter further stated that the Pastor threatened to kill her if she ever revealed the cagey affair to anyone.

“The suspect on interrogation has confessed to the crime and admitted that time after time he had unlawful carnal knowledge of the 16-year-old. The victim has been issued with medical forms for treatment and examination.

“Pastor Clinton Oscar will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department Eleweran for discreet investigation.”