A 67-year-old pastor has landed on the wrong side of the law after he was allegedly caught fondling the breasts of an 11-year old girl.
Pastor Michael Ayanrinde allegedly committed the act inside his wife’s shop at Alapere Road, Ketu area of Lagos State.
The Pastor has been arrested and is now in Police custody for sexual assault which attracts several years of imprisonment if he is tried and found guilty before the Court.
Pastor Ayanrinde was said to have on several occasions lured the victim with gifts like eggs and money whenever his wife was not around in order to entice her and fondle her breasts until the victim’s parents discovered.
Upon their discovery, a child advocate, Comrade Adeyemi Akin-Akala, led the father of the victim to the Police station in the area and reported the matter.
The ‘man of God’ was, subsequently arrested, and during interrogation, he denied engaging the victim in sex romp but admitted he touched her breasts in his wife’s shop.
The matter was later transferred to the Gender Section of the Police Command for further interrogation because of the seriousness of the alleged crime.
As of the time of reportage, Pastor Ayanrinde was still undergoing interrogation at the Police Command over the alleged rape and the matter will be charged to court after the conclusion of investigations and if Pastor Ayanrinde is found culpable.
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