Pastor Emmanuel Iren, the lead pastor of Celebration Church International, has spoken out on claims of sexual assault in his ministry, emphasising the significance of completely comprehending consent and the perils of unfounded charges.

In a recent sermon, Pastor Iren talked about how he first became indignant when he heard about sexual assaults that had taken place among his church members. But when he looked more closely, he found that most of the situations were not credible.

“In this ministry, 9 out of 10 cases ended up false. The first few cases, I was angry. I called the guy and swore I would jail him until he sent evidence. The girl who claimed she was assaulted said ‘It was a nice time’ in the chat,” he revealed.

The pastor expressed concern over the misuse of such serious allegations, especially in the context of broken relationships. “Ending a relationship should not be a ground for sexual assault allegations,” he said.

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Pastor Iren also used the opportunity to counsel young men in the church, urging them to pursue chastity and stay clear of compromising situations.

On the topic of consent, he gave a pointed warning: “Initial consent isn’t total consent. Run for your life if consent is withdrawn 10 seconds after granting it. I don’t know who raised some men!”

Watch the video below:

@williamztv Some Ladies Can Lie #relationship #relationshiptips #facts #shorts #church ♬ original sound – WilliamzTv

See some reactions below:

@Good Ness:
“And this is really sad, making those serious ones get swept under carpet and ruining an innocent guy life”

@Slim kay:
“Still new to this “Business”, did you hear that??”

@Villarreal:
“He’d have been in trouble, but you left the false accuser ?”

@Josh Ighomena:
“Different lessons to learn. I learnt from here that men of God sometimes allow their flesh use them. Imagine he was angry and didn’t have time to ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom to handle it.”

@jozef_n_joi:
“Apology to the real victims; but wen u hear a woman say she was graped, don’t be in a hurry to conclude; especially those that explain crying profusely… The real ones are usually afraid to speak out”

@Janan02:
“I’ve been to preach in prison severally and I can tell you for a fact that there are a number of men in prison after being framed by these ladies”

@Style Auditor/Fashion Designer:
“so how do we punish these false accusers? makes no sense how we’re ready to pour hell on the alleged abuser and allow the accuser to free.”

@Akan S Joseph:
“Look I pray no one accuses me wrongly,, you and your parents will suffer in pains and agony because I will wipe your existence..”

@othniel:
“funny enough nobody would want to hear the man side of the story before blaming him”

@Freelance:
“As a rule; once you start crying I stop trusting any word out of your mouth”

@ChrisAnny:
“You’re right ive been a victim. the moment a girl who is member comes with such story you naturally want to act as a good pastor.”

@SteveMasters:
“A Pastor must not allow Anger influence Judgement. Always calm down listen to both parties and take action after proper review.”

@Samuhanga:
“my friends life was messed just like this and girl told her friend she lied because he never asked her out . I salute his pastor didn’t reject him as an assistant pastor helped him”