SIMI VALLEY (CA)
The Roys Report [Chicago IL]
November 25, 2025
By Liz Lykins
A woman has accused self-proclaimed Kenyan-American prophet Lovy Elias of years of sexual exploitation, spiritual abuse, and financial manipulation involving her and multiple other women.
Elias, 39, a songwriter who leads the Revelation Church LA, in Simi Valley, California, claims to hear from God himself and has widespread influence with more than 2 million followers on Facebook and Instagram. He started his church in 2013 in his living room in nearby Woodland Hills.
The woman, who identifies as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit against Elias earlier this month in Los Angeles County’s Superior Court. She also accused Revelation Church of knowing about Elias’s activities but failing to take any action.
Doe alleges that Elias used his authority as a pastor to manipulate her into a sexual relationship, which began in 2022. Elias, who had divorced in 2017, purposefully misrepresented his own marriage status in order to sleep with her, the lawsuit alleges.
He reportedly coerced Doe into a “long-term sexual relationship, convincing her to move across the country, and funding their relationship by misappropriating thousands of dollars from the Revelation Church ministry funds,” the 10-page lawsuit states.
Doe also alleges that Elias has similarly taken advantage of multiple other vulnerable women.
The Roys Report (TRR) reached out to Elias and Revelation Church for comment but did not hear back prior to publication.
Elias gave Doe thousands of dollars
Elias first contacted Doe after she started watching his sermons and sharing them online. He reached out to her, calling her “my dear daughter.” He then invited her to visit his church in California and even paid for her and a friend’s flight there. During their trip, he regularly sent Doe money through PayPal and Apple Pay.
Elias soon started to pursue Doe romantically, according to the lawsuit. Because Doe believed Elias to be a “man of God,” she reciprocated interest.
During this initial trip, Elias took Doe to tour a new house under construction. He allegedly told her, “This is where we’re going to have our babies,” and, “This is where I want us to live.” Doe said she later learned these were fraudulent promises.
Six months into seeing each other, their relationship escalated sexually. While Doe said in the lawsuit that she felt the sexual relationship was wrong, Elias allegedly reassured her that God said it wasn’t.
Elias supposedly said, “God is with us. You don’t have to worry. He’s approving of all this stuff.” Doe described his words as spiritual and mental manipulation.
Over the next two years, Elias sent Doe monthly payments of approximately $2,000 to $3,000 for her bills and living expenses, the lawsuit said. In February 2023, she moved from Indiana to California due to encouragement from Elias. After moving, Elias allegedly gave her $10,000 while at a Best Buy.
On top of the cash, Elias reportedly took Doe on trips to Miami, Africa and Dubai and bought her luxury items with misappropriated funds from Revelation Church.
Elias encourages Doe to get pregnant
In the summer of 2023, Elias told Doe he planned to marry his ex-girlfriend, Maggy Soas, but contended he was doing so for “ministry purposes only” and not because he wanted to be with her, the lawsuit said.
Even after Elias got married, he continued to keep Doe “sexually engaged” by telling her “God is with us. Don’t worry. Soon everything’s going to make sense,” according to the lawsuit.
He also encouraged Doe to get pregnant with him and required her to undergo fertility testing. In 2024, Elia reportedly told her right after sex, “We just made them,” referring to babies.
When she asked Elias what God said about her supposed pregnancy, he replied with a laugh and said, “Oh, not yet, don’t worry. We’re going to have a lot of babies.”
Doe learns she isn’t the only woman
In November 2024, Doe learned she was just one of several women Elias was allegedly involved with. The lawsuit said two other church members named Alexis and Anisha were also in secret, sexual relationships with Elias.
Elias allegedly sent Anisha naked photos of Doe, and he claimed that Doe was merely “somebody who wants me.” Elias allegedly told Anisha fertility claims that were similar to Doe’s.
Doe contends that Elias sexually battered her, sexually harassed her, and inflicted emotional stress. She adds that he invaded her privacy by distributing intimate images. Doe is asking the court to grant her damages.
“This conduct was specifically calculated to inflict severe emotional distress,” the lawsuit concluded. “Elias engaged in extreme and outrageous conduct by fabricating a relationship, falsely promising marriage and children, requiring (Doe) to undergo medical fertility testing, lying to her about a potential pregnancy, and sharing her private, naked photos with other women.”