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Doctor narrates how pastor defiled church member’s teenage daughter 

Chris Mcdouglas, a Pastor at Peculiar Generation Assembly in Lagos is facing a nine-count charge of defilement and sexual assault, to which he pleads not guilty.

• March 27, 2023
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A victim of abuse used to illustrate the story [Credit: The Hans India]

A doctor, Maria Fadaka, on Monday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court of how a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas, allegedly defiled a 17-year-old daughter of a member of his Church.

Mr Mcdouglas, a Pastor at the Peculiar Generation Assembly Church in Lagos is facing a nine-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration.

He, however, pleaded not guilty.

Mrs Fadaka is a public health officer at Mirabel Medical Centre, (a sexual assault referral centre), Lagos State  University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH).

She was led into evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution in the state, Babajide Martin’s, during which she told the court that the survivour (name withheld) presented herself for medical examination on May 12, 2020, a week after the last alleged sexual intercourse with the defendant.

According to her, “The survivor came to Mirabel Centre on May 12, 2020 and complained of rape by her pastor.

“The survivor said the last sex escapade occurred about a month prior to her presentation at the centre.

“The result of the medical examination showed forceful and repeated vagina penetration,” she said.

A copy of the medical report of the witness, dated May 14, 2020, was admitted into evidence following no abjection from defence.

While being cross-examined by defence counsel, Suleiman Salami, the witness told the court that she was an employee of LASUTH and that it was possible for someone who has had consensual sex to have repeated vagina penetration.

The witness said she only reviewed the history of the survivour, which was written by the counselor at the centre and captured it in her report.

The doctor added that the survivour did not mention to her that she was defiled through the anus and no DNA test was carried out to ascertain that the defendant committed the alleged offences.

The prosecution informed the court that it would be closing its case against the defendant after the witness gave her testimony.

The defence counsel, however, informed the court of filing a no case submission, adding, “We shall serve the prosecution necessary documents my lord.”

Justice Ramon Oshodi adjourned the case until April 27 for filing and adoption of a no case submission by the defence.

The mother of the survivour (name withheld) and one Insp. Akikuowo Omiere, had on January 9, testified against the embattled pastor in the ongoing trial.

(NAN)

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