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Former pastor at The Rivers of Living Waters details how Bishop Zondo raped his wife on several occasions. Image: Oupa-Mokoena

Former pastor says Bishop Zondo raped his wife several times

A former pastor at Rivers of Living Waters detailed a testimony on how Bishop Stephen Zondo allegedly raped his wife on several occasions.

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Former pastor at The Rivers of Living Waters details how Bishop Zondo raped his wife on several occasions. Image: Oupa-Mokoena

Ex-pastor of Rivers of Living Waters tells court how his wife, a cook for church leader Bishop Stephen Zondo, was allegedly raped several times.

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Former pastor testify against Bishop Zondo

According to TimesLive, a former pastor at a branch of Rivers of Living Waters Ministries told the court how his wife was allegedly sexually assaulted and raped several times by leader Bishop Stephen Zondo.

Zondo’s rape trial resumed at the Pretoria high court on Tuesday where the witness, the husband of a woman who worked as a chef for Zondo and the church, gave testimony.

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The witness, who is a former pastor at Zondo’s church said he joined the church in 2015, became a pastor and led the Soweto branch the following year, where he met his wife. 

He detailed to the court on how his wife had been sexually assaulted by Zondo on three separate occasions.

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Bishop Bafana Stephen Zondo during his trial on 10 rape charges in the Pretoria high court. Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

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The alleged sexual assault and rape incidents started in 2013

According to the witness, the first incident allegedly happened in 2013 when she was working as a chef at Zondo’s house.

The couple married in November 2016 and he said his wife often seemed unhappy.

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“I noticed she became bitter and became some other way, which I could not understand. I thought maybe I was the problem or maybe she got married when she was not ready,” the witness told the court.

However, he found out that his wife had allegedly been sexually assaulted and raped on two other occasions.

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He further detailed that, in another incident, his wife was allegedly called to Zondo’s office at the main branch in Evaton. She went to the church and found herself alone with Zondo.

“He took out oil and prayed for her. She said she went blank. When she regained consciousness, she found that her underwear was off and her skirt was not in the position that it was… Her skirt had turned to the side. She said that the accused told her that everything is OK,” he said.

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