SOUTH AFRICA
Christian Today
Joseph Hartropp 10 June 2017
A Nigerian pastor accused of child sex abuse and human trafficking was yesterday denied bail from the Magistrate’s Court at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Tim Omotoso, the televangelist pastor of the Jesus Dominion International church, Durban, has been held in jail since April 20, and was expected to flee South Africa if granted bail, according to Independent Online.
Magistrate Thandeka Mashiyi made the judgement, and said that the pastor, a Nigerian national whose family are all UK nationals, faced a sentence of at least life imprisonment.
‘His family, wife and children are all United Kingdom citizens, his church has international branches which he visits from time to time, he is regarded as an illegal immigrant [and] there is nothing tying the applicant to South Africa, Mashiyi said.
Omotoso is also accused of using fraudulent travel documentation.
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