Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs has arrested a sixty-five-year old man for allegedly defiling a seven year old girl who serves him as a house help.

The arrest followed an alarm raised by concerned residents of Awka who were thrown aback by the regrettable incident.

The suspect identified as Mr. Frank Ogwu is a Pastor and General Overseer of Jesus House of Joy Church, Awka.

He is from Imo state but has lived with his wife and children in Awka, Anambra State for over thirty years.

Confessing to the crime, Mr. Ogwu told the ABS that his victim lived with him and his family from where she was attending school.

He described his crime as “trial and tribulations in the life of a servant of God” and pleaded for forgiveness from the state.

On her part, the mother of the victim, Mrs. Destiny Ofor, narrated that she is a single mother after her husband abandoned her with five children.

She said she gave out her daughter to the wife of the Pastor because they stay within the community to enable them take care of her since the children of the pastor are not in town.

According to Mrs. Ofor, her daughter returned home few days ago and complained that the Pastor’s daughter was maltreating her while the Pastor molested her, which made her to raise alarm.

She pleaded for assistance to enable her conduct proper medical check up on her daughter and as well seek prosecution of the abuser.

At the time of filing this report, officials of the Ministry of Women Affairs has taken over the case for proper documentation, medical checkup of the victim and prosecution of the suspect.