By Edwin Eriye
One Pastor Joshua Mone, has been remanded in prison by a Magistrate court sitting in Ekpan-Warri, Delta State over alleged rape and indecent assault.
Pastor Joshua Mone, the General Overseer of Voice of Liberty Church was dragged before the court on a three count charge bothering on rape, indecent assault and obtaining by false pretense of a member of his congregation, Miss Ojaruwedae Emarieta.
In the suit with Charge No; MEK/62c/2019, prosecuting counsel informed the court that “the defendant allegedly deceived the said victim that he wanted to see a fellow pastor requesting her to accompany him.
The unsuspecting victim followed him without suspecting any foul-play. He took her to Jovi Garden located at Udu road, where he allegedly put a certain substance in her drink which left her unconscious minutes later
The victim then raped her and threated that if she told anyone about the incident, she and the person would die.
He then obtained monies from her regularly, under the guise of sowing seeds.
The Magistrate court ordered that Joshua be remanded in prison custody till the next sitting, which is octerober 15, 2019.
