A Church of Uganda reverend aged 56 years is being held by Mitooma police for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 16-year-old girl.
The names of the reverend have been withheld for security reasons.
The suspect aged 56, whose arrest was ordered by Mitooma Resident District Commissioner, RDC Adah Nansiima, has been a preacher of the word of God at Nyarutuntu Church of Uganda in Mahungye Parish, Mitooma district.
At the time of his arrest, according to the RDC, the reverend was making attempts to engage the victim’s parents in Kimuri 2 village in Mitooma, in order to settle the matter amicably.
The 16-year-old girl is currently admitted at Mitooma Health Center IV after a failed attempt at abortion. In the meantime the reverend remains detained at Mitooma Police Station.