The pastor from Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, South Africa appeared in
magistrate's court on Thursday, to face two counts of rape and one of
sexual assault.The pastor is alleged to have been abusing a group of
boys that were attending a ministry school at his church to graduate as
pastors themselves.A now 19-year-old victim said he was 16 years old
when the abuse started. He said he had been staying and sleeping at the
Hands of God International Ministries for three years to train as a
pastor."It started in 2015 one night when he woke me up while I was
sleeping with other boys in another bedroom that we shared as junior
pastors," the teen said. He said the pastor called him to his bedroom
and told him that he was the "chosen one"."He said God had chosen me to
be his (pastor) protector. He 'anointed' himself with oil all over his
body and started kissing me while I was shocked. He then penetrated
me."The teen said he was scared to tell his parents each morning when he
got home because they were also members of the church and loved the
pastor very much.His mother said: "I'm angry at myself because I have
missed out on three years of my son's life and [not seeing] the signs
that I could have noticed. However, I want justice for all these
children that he has been taking advantage of because of our kindness as
parents."Another boy said he did report the abuse to church after he
was raped in 2014 but no one believed him."I remember the pain I felt
when he first raped me, I could not even sit for three days but I kept
quiet because he made me believe he was imparting supernatural powers to
me as a servant. I am very angry that it's only now that more guys have
come out that I'm believed."He said he was now taking drugs to numb the
pain the pastor inflicted on his life."This broke me and the past four
years have been hell seeing him pass by my house after leaving the
church."The third victim said the pastor demanded him to perform blow
jobs on him every night. He said he eventually ran away from the church
because it was traumatising him.The matter was postponed to January 25
for further investigations.- SowetanLivePhoto: 30-year-old South African pastor allegedly raped boys and young men in church after telling them they were God's "chosen one"
The pastor from Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, South Africa appeared in
magistrate's court on Thursday, to face two counts of rape and one of
sexual assault.The pastor is alleged to have been abusing a group of
boys that were attending a ministry school at his church to graduate as
pastors themselves.A now 19-year-old victim said he was 16 years old
when the abuse started. He said he had been staying and sleeping at the
Hands of God International Ministries for three years to train as a
pastor."It started in 2015 one night when he woke me up while I was
sleeping with other boys in another bedroom that we shared as junior
pastors," the teen said. He said the pastor called him to his bedroom
and told him that he was the "chosen one"."He said God had chosen me to
be his (pastor) protector. He 'anointed' himself with oil all over his
body and started kissing me while I was shocked. He then penetrated
me."The teen said he was scared to tell his parents each morning when he
got home because they were also members of the church and loved the
pastor very much.His mother said: "I'm angry at myself because I have
missed out on three years of my son's life and [not seeing] the signs
that I could have noticed. However, I want justice for all these
children that he has been taking advantage of because of our kindness as
parents."Another boy said he did report the abuse to church after he
was raped in 2014 but no one believed him."I remember the pain I felt
when he first raped me, I could not even sit for three days but I kept
quiet because he made me believe he was imparting supernatural powers to
me as a servant. I am very angry that it's only now that more guys have
come out that I'm believed."He said he was now taking drugs to numb the
pain the pastor inflicted on his life."This broke me and the past four
years have been hell seeing him pass by my house after leaving the
church."The third victim said the pastor demanded him to perform blow
jobs on him every night. He said he eventually ran away from the church
because it was traumatising him.The matter was postponed to January 25
for further investigations.- SowetanLive
