Pastor, friend assault 2 women

Two persons, including the founder and senior pastor of the Living in Christ Mission Church at Kpobiman,  have been charged  before the  Amasaman Magistrate Court  ‘B’ for assaulting two women.

Daniel Doe, 33, pastor, and Bismark Kwabena Doe, 23, mason are both residents of Kpobiman, a suburb of  Accra . 

They were granted bail  in the sum of  GH¢500 with two sureties each.

The facts of the case were that  about six weeks go,  Bismark borrowed  two plates, a spoon, and a knife from one of the complainants , Margaret Ofosu Hemaa, but failed to return the items after persistent demands . 

According to the prosecutor, Sgt F.A Ansah, Hemaa, therefore, asked the second complainant, Fosua, to accompany her to the church premises to recover her items.

The Prosecutor said while Fosua was waiting at a distance for Hemaa to retrieve her items, Bismark was infuriated and kicked Fosua  and she  fell to the ground . Fosua’s scream  for help  drew the attention of  her  friend who  went  to  her aid.

 Sgt Ansah said  Daniel,  who was nearby  watching the whole  incident also  put his fingers into Fosua’s right eye. 

He said following the assault,  the two women reported  the  case  to the police and they were issued with a medical form to attend hospital for treatment.

The prosecutor said after investigations, Daniel and Bismark were charged with the offence before the court. 

The case took an interesting twist  in Fosua’s  evidence before the court. 

She  said before  Daniel assaulted her, he called her a prostitute and other  names.

When asked by the counsel for Daniel why such names would be used  on her by a pastor, she told the court that prior to the incident,  Daniel had invited her to his house at about 12 midnight one day to give her directions on a revelation he had about her. 

She said  Daniel explained that the direction was to sleep with her but  being a married woman, she refused. 

Fosua said though Daniel tried to force her she resisted the attempt. 

She said she did  not report the case to  the police because Daniel  pleaded with her on several occasions not to do so. 

Fosua said she  reported the incident to her husband who was then away on a business trip but she had since ceased  to be a member of his church.

Hearing continues on November 18, 2014