Nasinu Magistrate Charles Ratakele has denied bail for the 50-year-old pastor of the Agape Healing Church Ministry who is charged with 4 counts of rape.
The pastor is jointly charged with a senior member of the church Sakiusa Nakutoro with a count of rape.
Magistrate Ratakele while delivering his judgement on the bail application said that it is not in the public interest that the pastor be granted bail.
The pastor, Waisake Tulavu is charged in three separate cases of rape.
The victims in these cases are aged 22, 29 and 32 years and were members of the church.
The first alleged incident occurred on the 11th of May this year, the second incident occurred between the 1st of May to the 31st of May this year, while the third incident occurred on the 15th of September this year.
The matter has been adjourned to the 28th of this month for the Magistrate to deliver his ruling on Sakiusa Nakutoro’s bail application.
