An Abeokuta Chief Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, ordered the remand of a 48-year-old pastor, Micheal Adeniran, in prison custody for allegedly impregnating a teenager.

The magistrate, Mrs Oriyomi Sofowora, ordered the accused be remanded for the facts of the case to be stated and adjourned the case till November 30.

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The accused, whose address is unknown, is facing a charge of sexual abuse.

The prosecutor, Kayode Emmanuel, told the court that the accused committed the offence in June at El-Bethel Church, Ita Aka, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Emmanuel said the accused, a pastor at El-Bethel Church, sexually abused a 17-year-old girl, which resulted into pregnancy.

He added that offence contra-vened Section 32 of the Child Rights Law of Ogun, 2006.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.