SOUTH AFRICA
News 24
2016-04-26
Johannesburg – He kidnapped, beat and raped three young women and threatened to kill their families. And he was a pastor who had promised them spiritual guidance.
The three young women, aged 17, 18 and 25, spoke out about their alleged ordeal at the hands of the man who had offered help with their personal problems and even jobs.
They met him while he was doing a religious “crusade” in Merafong and other surrounding areas, The Carletonville Herald reported on April 18.
The parents of the 17-year-old suggested that she move in with the pastor and his wife after concerns about her behaviour.
But then the church leader began abusing her, leaving her young body marked with welts, she said. Soon after, the girl’s 18-year-old friend was persuaded to move in too and the abuse continued, reported the Herald community newspaper.
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