Pastor suspected of defiling girl arrested after six days on the run
He surrendered to police [Photo: James Omoro]
A Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) pastor has denied defiling a 14-year-old girl in Homa Bay County. Bernard Tambo Odhiambo, who is in charge of a church in Homa Bay East District, yesterday appeared before Homa Bay Senior Resident Magistrate Joy Wesonga.
In the first count, the pastor was accused of defiling the minor who is a Class Eight candidate. The court heard that Odhiambo intentionally and unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the girl at Nyalkinyi area on December 2. In the second count, the pastor was accused of committing an indecent act with a minor. He denied the charges and was released on Sh100,000 bond with a surety of similar amount. The case will be heard on January 11, next year.
THE STANDARD By
James Omoro |
December 10th 2020 at 16:23:18 GMT +0300
Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) Pastor Bernard Tambo was detained at Homa Bay Police station. He has been released on Sh100,000 bond. [James Omoro, Standard]
A Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) pastor was released on a Sh100, 000 bond with a surety of a similar amount after he denied defiling a 14-year old girl in Homa Bay County.
Bernard Tambo Odhiambo who is in charge of the church’s Homa-Bay East District comprising 10 churches was accused of defiling a minor who is a Class Eight pupil at a primary school in Homa Bay County.
Tambo appeared before Homa Bay Senior Resident Magistrate Joy Wesonga where he faced two counts.