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The mother of a 17-year-old daughter, who was sexually abused by a pastor, Chris Omosokpea yesterday testified before the Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court.
The mother (name withheld) told the court that Omosokpea, of Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Oshodi, Lagos, committed the alleged offence under the pretext of going for gospel ministration with the survivor.
The defendant is facing a nine-count charge bordering on defilement, rape and sexual assault by penetration.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The witness, who described herself as a businesswoman, testified that the defendant had sexual intercourse with her daughter on different occasions between 2017 and 2020 in the guise of taking her out for gospel ministration.
While being led in evidence by the state Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Babajide Martins, she stated that the defendant started sexually abusing her daughter when she was 13 years old.
