Police is holding Simon Mpinga, commonly known as Pastor Ronnie, a born-again preacher attached to Living Gospel Church in Mukono district and The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries in Ntinda for sodomizing a 16-year-old boy.

Mpiga, 31, who was arrested  on Wednesday night, lured his follower with alcohol at his home where the victim had gone to pick Shs20,000 that the ‘man of God’ had promised him.

According to Mukono Police, the pastor had told the boy to wait for him at home only to arrive late in the night in a company of another male.

According to the victim, the pastor convinced the victim to sleep over, saying it was already late.

“In the middle of the night, he started caressing, squeezing as he drew closer and eventually started kissing me. I tried to resist but he was strong and threatened to harm me if I didn’t. He however promised to introduce me to a new life of earning dollars and being rich,” the victim said in his statement.

With the help of a lubricant, the pastor reportedly sodomised him and also asked his friend to capture a video and still photos of the acts, saying the donors would increase his funding.

In the morning, the pastor escorted the victim to Bank of Africa Mukono Branch and gave him Shs10,000/= as part of the money he initially had gone to pick.

But all was not well as the victim’s anus wounds got worse, discharging fluids which prompted him to open up to the mother who later reported the matter to the police.

In response, the police subjected the victim to a medical examination and the doctor’s report confirmed an “unnatural sexual connection” had been committed which contravenes the Penal Code Act.

According to the District Police Commander, Mukono, SP Rogers Seguya, this is the second time the Pastor has been arrested on similar charges of sodomy, rape and defilement.

“The suspect was first arrested in May 2016 vide SD REF 23/12/05/2016 on sodomy allegations however managed to bribe his way into the victim’s family and the case prematurely closed after expression of no further interest in the case by the victim’s family,” Seguya explained.

Seguya says the 16 year old victim is currently getting medical treatment at Mukono International Hospital.