{Iganga police are holding a pastor accused of defiling a 17-year-old girl during a healing prayer session, redpepper reports.}<\/p>\n
Pastor Martin Ssempa (who happens to share the same name with the famous Martin Ssempa of the the anti sodomy campaign) , of The Church of God Healing Centre located in Iganga on Tiptop Hall reportedly took advantage of his 17-year-old victim a student at Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Iganga district when she approached him to pray for her to during night prayers.<\/p>\n
According to the minor whose identity has been withheld, the pastor took her inside his room where he repeatedly defiled her and asked not to reveal the matter to anybody.<\/p>\n
She says Ssempa promised her school fees in order not to talk about the matter. A medical report shows that the minor was indeed defiled.<\/p>\n
Betty Nankwanga, the mother of the defilement victim says that she was nearly tricked into having sex with the same pastor.<\/p>\n
Nankwanga says Ssempa convinced her that she had been bewitched by her mother-in-law. Ssempa said Nankwanga\u2019s mother-law wanted to break up her marriage. He then offered to pray for her.<\/p>\n
She says she became suspicious when during the prayer session, Ssempa started touching her breasts and private parts.<\/p>\n
Mathew Otuur, the Iganga police Investigations chief, says that they have subjected the pastor to a medical check up to establish his mental status before he can appear in court on charges of defilement.<\/p>\n
This is not the first case of a pastor being accused of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n
In April 2014, Pastor Martin Kahira, of Rwandan nationality reportedly defiled a 14-year old girl who had sought his help. The Sazinga Primary School pupil in Mitooma district had wanted Kahira to pray for her recovery from epilepsy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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