'Miracle babies' preacher Gilbert Deya charged with sex offences

'Miracle babies' preacher Gilbert Deya

A pastor who claimed to be able to give infertile couples "miracle babies" has been accused of a string of sexual assaults.

Gilbert Deya, 61, was charged with three counts of rape and one count of attempted rape against a woman.

He was further charged with one count of sexual assault-by-touching against a 14-year old girl, the Metropolitan police confirmed.

He appeared at Camberwell magistrates court on Friday and has been remanded in custody to appear at inner London crown court for a preliminary hearing on 8 November.

Deya, from south-east London and originally from Kenya, has run the registered charity Gilbert Deya Ministries, which claims a UK membership of 36,000.

Adapted from The Guardian