Flamboyant Nigerian televangelist appeared in a South
African court on Wednesday facing 22 charges of human trafficking and sexual
exploitation.
Tim Omotoso, 58, was arrested on April 21 when he landed in
the southern city of Port Elizabeth, initially facing two charges of sexual
assault and two of trafficking.
On Wednesday, 18 more people had laid charges.
Omotoso will return to court on Thursday to apply for bail.
Dozens of his supporters, mostly women, staged a protest
outside the court, demanding his release.
Omotoso of the Jesus Dominion International Church in
Durban, is accused of sexually abusing young girls at his luxury home in the
coastal resort town of Umhlanga Rocks near Durban
Omotosho allegedly handpicked the girls and instructed them
to live in his house where they were forced to have unprotected sex with him.
He was arrested at Port Elizabeth airport after being on
reportedly been on the run for several days.
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