A High Court in the Eastern Cape division of South Africa has acquitted Timothy Omotoso, a Nigerian televangelist, accused of raping young women in his church.
Omotoso and his two co-defendants were arraigned on a 32-count charge bordering on rape and human trafficking
News24 reported that Omotoso would be deported to Nigeria immediately after the judgment. The co-defendants are Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho.
Several young women had accused the pastor of luring them into his home in Umhlanga, a town in South Africa, where he allegedly molested them. (Vanguard)