Pastor allegedly defiles girl, 16, to exorcise spirit of stubbornness

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The head Pastor of the Eternal Grace Church has been arrested by
police for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old apprentice dressmaker.
Reverend Lord Evans Appiah, reportedly forcibly had sex with the
victim with the excuse of delivering her from a spirit.
The man of God vehemently denies the allegations.
The victim, name withheld, spoke to Joy News' Daryl Kwao from the
Police Hospital, where she is undergoing a medical examination.
Showing intermittent signs of pain, the 16-year-old alleged that she
had been sent to the pastor by her "Madam" [dressmaking instructor],
who insisted she had a spirit of stubbornness within her.
According to her, she could not locate Reverend Appiah at the church
building and therefore went to search for him in his house.
She explained that she is often sent to collect items from the
Pastor's house by her trainer.
Upon locating the pastor in his house, she says the pastor placed her
in a locked room and provided her with a concoction to bath with in
order to rid herself of the spirit.
However, when she was dressing up after the bath, the pastor showed up
and commanded her to follow him into a room where he asked to lie
down, promising to provide her a spray which would exorcise her of
the spirit.
This, she says, is when he forced himself on her.
A relative of the victim, also speaking to Joy News, said that doctors
have confirmed sexual contact and are further suggesting that her
cousin was forcibly penetrated.
She also revealed that the "madam" showed up to harass the family in
an attempt to force them to withdraw their case against Reverend
Appiah.
The police have declined to comment on the issue as investigations continue.
Credit: Myjoyonline.com