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Evangelical clergyman Prophet Oluronbi jailed for 34 years for repeated cases of rape and sexual assault

March 9th, 2020 African News, News, News UK, Nigerian comments

Evangelical clergyman Prophet Oluronbi jailed for 34 years for repeated cases of rape and sexual assault

NIGERIAN evangelical pastor Prophet Michael Oluronbi has been jailed for 34 years in the UK after he was convicted of a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse against children and adults over two decades.

 

In sentencing him, the judge said the self-styled prophet carried out one of the worst cases of sexual abuse against children to come to court. Prophet Oluronbi, 60, who is originally from Nigeria, was convicted of 15 counts of rape, seven counts of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault at a trial that ended in January.

 

During the trial, the court was told there were at least 88 separate occasions on which the clergyman raped his victims, who are now adults. Some offences were carried out after he convinced some of his victims to take part in spiritual bathing, which he said would cleanse them of evil spirits.

 

Birmingham Crown Court in central England was told some of his young female victims became pregnant several times and Prophet Oluronbi, a trained pharmacist, took them to abortion clinics to hide his crimes. His wife, Juliana, 58, was jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of three charges of aiding and abetting rape after helping arrange some of the terminations.

 

Judge Sarah Buckingham called Prophet Oluronbi arrogant, selfish and vain. He added: “You abused your position of trust. They trusted you like God and in my judgment, your offending must be one of the worst cases of sexual abuse of multiple children to come before the courts.”

 

Prophet Oluronbi, described by his victims as controlling, was arrested when one of those he abused came forward. He was detained by police last year at Birmingham airport on his way to Nigeria.

 

When asked about the offences, which took place in Birmingham and London dating back to the 1980s, the court was told he said: “The devil made me do it.”

 

The court was told Prophet Oluronbi was linked to a Birmingham branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, which was founded in Nigeria. He set up a splinter group separate from the church and at another address for about 40 adults and children, where he began his practice of spiritual bathing, jurors heard.

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