{"id":5740,"date":"2025-05-10T16:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T16:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2025-05-10T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T16:03:45","slug":"nigerian-pastor-timothy-omotoso-rearrested-in-south-africa-over-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/05\/10\/nigerian-pastor-timothy-omotoso-rearrested-in-south-africa-over-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Pastor, Timothy Omotoso, Rearrested In South Africa Over Rape"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, has been rearrested weeks after he was acquitted of multiple rape charges.<\/p>\n

South African police authorities and the Home Affairs Department confirmed that the televangelist\u00a0was arrested early on Saturday morning in East London.<\/p>\n

The 66-year-old pastor at the Jesus Dominion International church based in South Africa was arrested in 2017 on 32 charges, including rape, sexual exploitation and human trafficking.<\/p>\n

Several young women, some of whom were still in school at the time, testified that they were handpicked by Omotoso, who would pray for forgiveness after each encounter with them.<\/p>\n

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However, Omotoso was released last month, nine years after he was jailed to be tried on charges of raping and sexually assaulting several young women from his church.<\/p>\n

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Omotoso was acquitted last month on all 32 charges of rape, trafficking and sexual assault against him.<\/p>\n

Confirming the development, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said Omotosho\u2019s rearrest was based on immigration matters, adding that he will appear in court on Monday.<\/p>\n

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He said, \u201cWell, I know it\u2019s Omotoso. He was arrested this morning around 5 o\u2019clock in East London as he was finishing the church,\u201d said<\/p>\n

\u201cInspectorate immigration of the Department of Home Affairs, together with the South African Police Service and TRT [Tactical Response Team], did effect the arrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arrest is based on immigration matters. He will appear in court somewhere around Monday, and everybody will know exactly what charges he\u2019s facing. But it\u2019s immigration-related matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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