Catholic Priest Arrested For Allegedly Impregnating Teenager.

A Catholic Priest from Anambra state, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, has been arrested and detained on charges of allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager.
In a ruling during the weekend, the Anambra State Chief Magistrates’ Court, which is also recognized as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, ordered that the priest be held in prison until December 6, 2023.

Furthermore, the magistrate has instructed the prosecutor to send the original case file to the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Anambra State, Naija News understands.

In addition to the rape allegations, the priest is accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin City, Edo State, where she gave birth. However, police investigations have revealed that the whereabouts of the baby remain unknown.

The cleric’s act, which is engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor, is a punishable offence under section 34(2) of the Child’s Rights Law of Anambra State, 2004.

Nwaigwe was previously expelled from the Two Hearts of Love Congregation (Ugwu Nso), a well-known Catholic Faith-Based Religious Congregation in Orlu, Imo State, in 2018. His expulsion resulted from alleged misconduct that tarnished the order’s reputation.

The priest was said to have met the teenager at the St. Albert The Great Catholic Church Parish, Obosi, Anambra State, where he was invited for a religious church programme.

According to the victim, while answering questions in court during remand proceedings on Monday, November 20, 2023, the priest took her from her parents to live with him when she was 14 years old, promising to sponsor her education while she equally served as his cook.

She stated that not long after she moved into the priest’s house, he started forcing himself sexually on her, saying he continued the act until she became pregnant at the age of 17.

The minor further stated that when she informed the priest about her pregnancy, the priest took her from Ihiala Anambra State, where they lived, to somewhere in Benin City, Edo, to the house of a man and woman whom the priest introduced to her as his brother and brother’s wife.
“But when I gave birth to my baby at a native birth attendant’s house in Benin City, I was told that the baby died, and when I made efforts for them to show me the dead baby, they said the baby had been buried,” the minor reportedly said.

When the court asked if she had been gang-raped before, the minor noted, “While on our way to Benin City, father told me to say that I was gang-raped. But I have never been raped before, except the ones he (father) did to me in his house”.

Also, during remand proceedings, the Police prosecutor informed the court that there was probable cause to order the remand of the priest; witnesses were bound over to appear before the High Court to give evidence whenever the case would be mentioned.

However, the defence counsel applied for bail of the defendant, urging the court to exercise his direction of bail in favour of the defendant while citing Sections 13(3), 71(3), 72 and 73 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) of Anambra State, 2022, as well as, Sections 35 and 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as Amended.

He also prayed the court to grant bail to the priest in most liberal terms, assuring the court that Nwaigwe would never jump bail if granted.

But the police prosecutor prayed the court to refuse bail to the clergyman, stating that the case before the court was an offence against a minor who was supposedly under the spiritual guardianship of the defendant.

Ruling on the bail application, the presiding Chief Magistrate, Genevieve Osakwe, stated that the case before the court was an offence punishable with life imprisonment, regretting that the offence of rape against minors was becoming rampant in society.

She warned that the court would not fold its hands to watch the society decay, irrespective of whose ox is gored.

The court gave numerous instances of similar offences which had appeared before it in the past, mentioning specifically a case involving an a-75-year-old man who also allegedly raped a minor and was accordingly remanded.

Why must the parents of this girl gave out their child at the age of 14 to a man who don't have wife at home.The attitude of the priest is a big shame to himself.

And the priest was a strong supporter of Peter Obi.

Like Peter Obi Like the Priest! Peter pretends to be incorruptible while he stole the fortune of Anambra state as governor. The priest pretends to be celibating as his radical and fanatical religious opinion while he is there defiling girls and children!
They should evacuate his two balls to serve as deterrence to other pastors

RoxyBrownAutos:
Why must the parents of this girl gave out their child at the age of 14 to a man who don't have wife at home.The attitude of the priest is a big shame to himself.

Not only shame to himself but to Christianity and its gullible followers! Know this and get sense

RoxyBrownAutos:
Why must the parents of this girl gave out their child at the age of 14 to a man who don't have wife at home.The attitude of the priest is a big shame to himself.

Abuse of minors happens in houses where the man had a wife

As seen in the infamous case where a girl from Benue suffered abuse. The accused was married.

Zandena:
Like Peter Obi Like the Priest! Peter pretends to be incorruptible while he stole the fortune of Anambra state as governor. The priest pretends to be celibating as his radical and fanatical religious opinion while he is there defiling girls and children!
They should evacuate his two balls to serve as deterrence to other pastors

Is it Peter Obi that told the priest to break his vows?

Has Obi been convicted in a court of law for stealing?

Na waoh.

essentialone:
And the priest was a strong supporter of Peter Obi.

Like how do you know? Do you have access to the guy's mind?

SMART DOUBLE DIGITS CATHOLIC PRIEST. DISVIRGIN AND IMPREGNATE? HE SHOULD JUST GO TO HELL WITHOUT INVITATION.

nairalanda1:


Like how do you know? Do you have access to the guy's mind?

Lol. Has Obi condemned it?

essentialone:


Lol. Has Obi condemned it?

Has Tinubu condemmed it too?

Has your uncle condemmed it ?

Okay...

Lolss,

see some Morons up there mentioning Peter Obi, as if the Fellow is Obi's son or Relative.😄😄

PETER OBI matter will kill Dem Las Las. 😏🙂

Vinnie2000:
Lolss,

see some Morons up there mentioning Peter Obi, as if the Fellow is Obi's son or Relative.😄😄

PETER OBI matter will kill Dem Las Las. 😏🙂

Obi goes to School.