Pastor Desmond Eke, founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuihita Avu, Owerri West LGA Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had vested so much trust in him.
Pastor Eke faced trial on a three-count charge of raping the woman who is also a member of his church and administering a stupefying substance on his victim which made her dizzy and weak.
According to the prosecution counsel, Chioma Emuka, it was while in the dizzy state that Pastor Eke took advantage of the woman who woke up to consciousness while he was still inside her.
Emuka said on enquiry on why he had to violate her, the pastor told the 25-year-old woman that his semen is holy enough to deliver her of the marine spirit that was disturbing her.
Delivering his Judgement on the matter, Justice Nzeukwu convicted Pastor Eke on two count charge of breaching trust and raping the woman, but discharged him on the third count which bothering on inflicting injuries during the rape.
The jurist reasoned that since the woman was not completely conscious during the incident, there was no way injuries could result since there was no resistance.
Before the judgement, defense counsel, Ohaka, standing in for Nwaneri of Dauda chambers had pleaded that his client had been of good behavior having been present in the court throughout the trial without jumping bail.
He pleaded that instead of a full sentence, that his client be put on probation.
Recall that this is the first case to be prosecuted under the Violent Against Persons Prohibition ,VAPP, Act in the State.