'Prophet' held for allegedly defiling 10yr daughter

Page 48: Daily Graphic, March 9, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Head Pastor of Jesus Blood Prophetic Ministry at Oblogo, Prophet Nana Kofi Yirenkyi, is in custody for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter.
Although Prophet Yirenkyi, also known as Jesus One Touch, is alleged to have attempted to blame his house help cum watchman for defiling the daughter, the victim is reported to have told some elders of the family and the police that it was his father who had been defiling her.
A medical report from the Akropong Government Hospital has also confirmed that the victim’s hymen had been tampered with.
Prophet Yirenkyi was checked in at the cells of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) at 6 a.m. on March 5, 2010 when he was brought from the Akropong Police Station, where the case had initially been reported on March 1, 2010.
Police sources told newsmen in Accra yesterday that the victim’s mother reported to the Akropong Police on March 1, 2010 that her daughter had been sexually abused.
They said when the victim’s mother initially informed Prophet Yirenkyi about the incident, he claimed it was his house help and indicated that he had beaten and sacked him.
According to the police, the victim’s mother did not take kindly to the incident and reported the incident to some family elders, who interrogated the girl on the issue.
The police said the girl, however, said it was his father, not any other person, and gave vivid details as to what the father did to her on each occasion he defiled her.
The sources said the matter was immediately reported to the Akropong Police, who effected the arrest of Jesus One Touch on March 2, 2010.
The sources said the suspect told the Akropong Police that he (suspect) had ever reported the incident to the SCC Police in Accra.
They explained that since the offence was committed in Accra, the docket was referred to the Accra DOVVSU for further investigations.
The sources said checks at the SCC Police Station did not show that any such case had been reported to the station.
Investigations are ongoing.