Prophet Festus James has confessed sleeping with an 8-month pregnant woman during a private deliverance session.
Prophet James who is currently cooling his head at the headquarters of the Ondo State Police Command was arrested after operatives received information of rape at Agbabu community, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
Addressing journalists, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said James had carnal knowledge of the victim while pretending to perform spiritual deliverance on her.
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Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday, Mrs. Odunlami said; “James from Ibadan in Oyo State went to Agbabu village via Ore, claimed to be a prophet and that the holy spirit directed him to have a three days holy ghost revival in a church in the village.
“The next day, the prophet claimed to have seen a vision concerning a 22-year-old lady who was eight months pregnant and told her to wait behind after the program.
“He took the pregnant lady into one of the rooms in the mission house under the guise of delivering her from an evil spirit and had carnal knowledge of her. The suspect confessed to the crime.”
She added that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as possible. The prophet who did not deny having sex with the woman, said he did not rape the victim.
“I had sex with her truly, but it was not rape; I did not rape her. I always went there for revival. But honestly, I didn’t know what came over me that caused me to do that. It was the work of the devil,” he said.
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