Christian Mission Fellowship Pastor Manasa Ulacake has appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court for rape related charges.
Ulacake is charged with two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of abduction of a person under the age of 18 years.
The 67-year-old man and the 16-year-old girl live in the same village in Dreketi in Vanua Levu which is where the incident allegedly occurred.
Police are alleging that the pastor committed the offences between November last year to early this year.
The father of the girl reported the matter to Police.
Ulacake has been remanded in custody and will reappear in court on the 15th February, 2019.
