Pastor Joseph, pictured above, of the Holy Fire Ministries in
Waterfalls, Zimbabwe was last Sunday July 24th dragged before the
church’s elders after one of his female members confessed that the
pastor had sex with her at the Church’s prayer room. The victim
approached the elders after she discovered that her belly was swelling
and itching even though pregnancy tests proved she was not expecting.
“My tummy is just swelling and I am in pain. I suspect Pastor Joseph
could have bewitched me after he forced me to have unprotected sex with
him. Pastor Joseph asked me to see him after church service sometime in
April for prayers but the prayers could not be conducted as he asked for
sexual favours. Since he is single, I gave in after he promised to
marry me and buy a car for me and from that time he accommodated me over
night. He refused to use protection claiming that he is a holy man that
cannot live with HIV but now I feel cheated, abused and dumped because
he is no longer answering my calls from the day I told him about the
pregnancy. Results from the pregnancy tests are negative and the doctor
instructed me to go for a scan and Pastor Joseph promised to meet the
costs but is now playing hide and seek. What I want from Pastor Joseph
is for him to explain and give me assurances that he never used charms
to me. I also want him to explain why he is blocking my calls after I
told him about my condition. He defiled the room where prayers are
conducted because this is where he forced me to have sexual intercourse
with him leaving me with more questions than answers on the reason for
using that prayer room instead of other bedrooms at the house” said the
victim
Pastor Joseph when interrogated, said the victim was his girlfriend
“She is my girlfriend, I know her and she is beautiful for sure but as
for not taking her calls, it was because I was busy. At one time my
handset was taken by people who are investigating a certain story
concerning me that I cannot disclose to you. As for more information
concerning what she is claiming, I think it is better for me to meet the
elders privately for a way forward and that’s what I can say for
now,”he said.
One of the church elders identified as Chepa say investigations is
ongoing to find other ladies he might have abused in the church.
“The woman (victim) approached me with such allegations and I could not
believe that our pastor was defiling the place of worship by conducting
such evil acts and our concern is to find the number of ladies he
abused,” Elder Chepa said