Pastor Rapes Five Sisters

(Eastern Region, Ghana) The Head Pastor of African Faith Tabernacle, Rev. Paul Nkansah, admitted to raping five sisters at Akyem Akiase in the Eastern Region, saying he committed the crimes on orders from celestial powers.

The rapes came to light when a girl died after being sent to Rev. Nkansah for spiritual healing. Stricken with grief, the girl's family consulted an oracle who said Rev. Nkansah could not heal because he had raped five sisters. The girls confirmed the rapes.

The mother complained to a meeting of tribal chiefs and one of the sisters detailed how the rapes occurred.

She said at midnight, the pastor poured water and oil into a bucket and sent her to a bush on a hill and instructed her to strip naked and bath.

She said on their return to the prayer camp, Pastor Nkansah invited her to his bedroom where he smeared her body with anointing oil before telling her that he had been instructed by the ‘Holy Spirit’ to have sex with her, which was necessary for her deliverance, a request which she resisted.

The victim said Pastor Nkansah dipped his hands into a glass and took some powder and sprinkled it on her face and body.

She said she became unconscious and when she regained consciousness, she realised that she had been raped by Pastor Nkansah, who warned her not to reveal her ordeal to anybody, otherwise she would die prematurely.

The other four victims, including a 15-year-old junior high school (JHS) student, also revealed how they were allegedly raped by the pastor, using the same tricks.

For raping the five sisters, Pastor Nkansah was fined a ram and two bottles of schnapps.

Granted, there are significant cultural differences between Ghana and the U.S. but, even so, it appears that the pastor received quite lenient punishment for raping five sisters.

[Add.] By the way, in the category of useless trivia, Accra, Ghana, is the world capital closest to 0 degrees longitude and 0 degrees latitude.