A 17-year-old girl has recounted to the court her ordeal in the hands of a pastor who sexually abused her for a year.
"How My Pastor Turned Me Into His Sex Slave" - Teenage Girl
The teenage girl informed the court she was waiting for transport to take her home when the pastor stopped his vehicle - an Isuzu with ‘Project Canaan’ written on it
46-year-old Phatsakahle Mndzebele, was arrested by the police a year after he allegedly committed the offence.
According to Times of Swaziland, the teenage girl informed the court she was waiting for transport to take her home when the pastor stopped his vehicle - an Isuzu with ‘Project Canaan’ written on it . The name of his church was, however, not mentioned.
She said:
She further alleged that her parents ordered her brother to accompany her to the pastor’s home where she stayed while attending high school. The complainant added that she was introduced to the pastor’s wife who works in Matsapha but did not stay at the homestead.
she told the court.
She also alleged that the pastor ordered the child, aged eight, to remove her belongings from the bedroom she was using and relocate to another one. The complainant alleged that she was sexually abused by the pastor for a period of one year.
the complainant alleged.She said when they enquired if the contents in the diary were true, she informed them that they were and the pastor’s wife requested her not to say anything to anyone about the rape incidents. the complainant alleged.
While relating the story, the complainant broke down and cried hysterically.
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