Lagos pastor sentenced to life for raping church member’s daughter
A Lagos court has sentenced Chris Douglas, a 63-year-old cleric, to life imprisonment for raping a church member’s daughter. Justice Rahman Oshodi found that Douglas, the General Overseer of Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, abused his position of trust. The court heard evidence of repeated abuse and severe psychological trauma suffered by the victim. Douglas was found guilty on three counts of rape and will serve life sentences concurrently.
What happened
- Chris Douglas was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja.
- Justice Rahman Oshodi said Douglas abused his spiritual authority and betrayed the trust of the victim and her family.
- The victim testified that she was drugged and raped by Douglas in September 2017.
- The court found that the victim suffered depression and recurring suicidal thoughts as a direct result of the abuse.
- Douglas was acquitted of six counts of defilement and sexual assault but found guilty on three counts of rape, with his name ordered to be entered into the Lagos State Sexual Offenders Register.
