PHOTO: Pastor Kollie Being Taken To Monrovia Central Prison
By Garmah Never Lomo, garmahlomo@gmail.com
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia- A 50-year-old pastor of the Revival Church in Logan town identified as James Kollie has been jailed by the Monrovia City Court for allegedly raping a girl, age 13 in the name of spiritual cleansing.
On June 9, 2020, relative of the victim reported at the women and children protection section Central headquarters in Monrovia and alleged that his 13 year old niece has been repeatedly sexually abused by Defendant James Kollie.
According to police charge sheet, complainant of the victim alleged that in July of 2017, he carried his 10year old niece by then to defendant Kollie Church in Logan town for deliverance, because she was sick where she remained up to June 6,2020, when he the complainant wife went to the victim to spend time with them.
The police charge sheet further disclosed that when the victim came home, she told the complainant and his wife that defendant James Kollie had repeatedly sexually abused her and from his interview with the victim, it appears that pastor Kollie has been having sex with the victim since 2019.
During an interview conducted with the victim, she told the investigators that in 2017, her mother name withheld carried her to defendant Kollie Church because she was sick.
The victim further disclosed that when she was at the church, most time at night defendant Kollie will take her from in the church building, carried her in his room, undressed her and also undressed himself and insert his penis inside her private part.
While having sexual intercourse with her, he usually kissed her mouth and sucked her breast and even went ahead threatened her that if she tells anyone, he will not buy anything for her to eat, the rape survivor explained.
Explaining further, the victim to the investigator that defendant Kollie has had sex with her by inserting his penis her private part several times both in his room and bathroom.
The Police charge sheet didn’t mention the side of the defendant but in an exclusive interview with him at the Monrovia City Court, defendant Kollie denied the allegation against him.
In view of the fact and circumstances gathered during the investigation couple with the findings in the medical report which is consistent with the allegation, the investigator has charged defendant Kollie with the crime of rape in violation of section 14.70(a)(I)(b) of the new rape law of Liberia and pending trial before court.