A pastor of Winner Chapel Church in Omuo, Ekiti, named Enoch Gbinyiam was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison on a single count of rape of a juvenile on Thursday by the High Court of Ekiti State, presided over by Justice O.I.O. Ogunyemi. The court was convened in Ado Ekiti.
The survivor, a church member’s daughter, said that on one of her visits to the vicarage, the pastor had sexually assaulted her.
Usually, the rape victim who was innocent came to the mission house to assist the pastor’s wife with household duties and to tutor and support his little children with their schoolwork.
The prisoner gave her a sedative bottle of Fanta when she was visiting the vicarage. After drinking the Fanta, the unfortunate girl fell asleep and woke up with her vagina bleeding heavily.
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The prisoner was taken into custody and charged in court. In violation of section 2 of the Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, 2019, he was accused of rape.
In order to support his case, the distinguished Director of Public Prosecutions Julius Ajibare, who was handling the case for Ekiti State, called four witnesses and submitted two exhibits.
Adeyinka Opaleke, the convict’s attorney, testified on behalf of him and called one other witness.
In his wise decision, the Honourable Court determined that the Prosecution had established the defendant’s guilt of rape beyond a reasonable doubt.
As a result, the judge found the defendant guilty and gave him a life sentence.
