Pastor Remanded In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Minor

A 51-year-old pastor, Sunday Akintayo, of
Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Ajelogo, Mile
12, Lagos has been remanded in prison
custody for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl
and infecting her with staph.
Akintaya allegedly dipped his finger several
times into the private part of the victim and also
shaved her eyebrows.
He was arraigned before a Lagos chief
magistrate’s court sitting in Ebute-Metta over
indecent assault of a minor, Vanguard reports.
Addressing the court, the prosecutor, Inspector
Moses Uadevmbo, said the defendant
committed the offences on July 11, 2014 at 11,
Werugbara, Railway Line, Ilupeju, Mushin area of
Lagos State.
He added that the victim had been certified by
a doctor to have been infected with staph and
she is currently under intensive care unit in a
hospital.
He explained that the offences contravened
Section 261(2) and is punishable under Section
135(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of
Nigeria, 2011.
Akintayo however pleaded not guilty to the
charges against him.
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His lawyer, Alli Aba urged the court to grant
him bail but the prosecutor opposed the bail
application, saying in doing so the age of the
victim must be considered and the prevalence
of such cases in the state.
Presiding over the matter, Magistrate A. Demi-
Ajayi ordered that the defendant be remanded in
prison custody, while she adjourned the case
till September 24, when the court will rule on
the bail application.