Pedo-pastor: Close source speaks out
Local girl also victim of pedo-pastor.
A source close to the pastor (53) who was arrested on 5 February on charges of paedophilia has contacted the Record to reveal more information regarding the case.
The person asked to stay anonymous and as far as possible the Record has attempted not even to imply the person’s sex. Henceforth the person will be referred to as “X”.
The assistant pastor of an independent Newlands church (known to the Record) who was the subject of a lengthy and intense investigation that started as far back as October 2013 finally was arrested on 5 February. Allegedly he is the brother of the head pastor of the church and also involved with an affiliated crèche.
According to X he/she spent a fair amount of time with the suspect but became suspicious of the behaviour of the suspect’s friends and family as they seemed to shun him and did not interact with him. X also said that no one would talk to him (the suspect) and that a person in his circle mentioned that he was “an unrehabilitated case”. This made X even more suspicious.
When X discovered the photos on the cellphone, he/she laid charges.
As at this stage X was having trouble finding a place to stay, another acquainted pastor offered X a place to stay in return for dropping the charges. X refused.
When X refused he/she allegedly was threatened by the suspect repeatedly.
A girl from Florida who also could be seen in some of the photographs helped the police to make the arrest, but the suspect now allegedly blames the girl’s mother saying “the mother distributes the pornography” and that a “group of pastors” are involved.
Child porn pastor out on bail — 11 Feb
A pastor (53) at the helm of both a church and crèche in Newlands who was arrested on charges of paedophilia after an investigation that started in October 2013, has been released on R2 000 bail according to SAPS Provincial spokesperson Brigadier Neville Malila.
After a tip-off by his ex-girlfriend, Chantal Thompson, police finally arrested him on 5 February.
The man has not pleaded yet and will appear in the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court again on 3 March.
The case of paedophilia was reported last year in October when photos of young children were discovered on the suspect’s cellphone. During the intense investigations that followed, a disk was found in the suspect’s apartment that allegedly revealed shocking footage. More people allegedly are involved.
One of the children identified in the photos allegedly attends a primary school in Florida. She was able to assist the police with information that contributed to the suspect’s arrest.
