Predatory pastor sexually assaulted woman while pretending to exorcise demons from her body in Scots town

Scottish Sun

02-07-2025

He also attempted to rape a young woman during a depraved campaign of sexual abuse spanning six years
VILE BEAST Predatory pastor sexually assaulted woman while pretending to exorcise demons from her body in Scots town
A PERVERTED church pastor has been convicted of sexually molesting a female parishioner while pretending he was 'exorcising demons' from her body.
Walter Masocha, 61, repeatedly groped the woman at his home in Stirling, a jury heard, telling her she was a gift to him from God.
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Walter Masocha arriving at Livingston High Court
He also attempted to rape a young single female and indecently assaulted her during a depraved campaign of sexual abuse spanning six years, between 1 January, 2006 and 31 July, 2012.
The predatory preacher, of Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, was found guilty after a trial at the High Court in Livingston of the attempted rape, an indecent assault and a sexual assault against one woman and indecent assault of another.
The jury heard compelling evidence from a 39-year-old female who said she was aged 20 when Masocha - who made followers call him 'daddy' - began sexually abusing her in Stirling.
She told the court: 'He would say 'My children' implying we needed to be there for him.
'He would tell me 'God said I need to look after you and has given me special love for you in particular'.
She said Masocha sexually assaulted her the first time in his home in Bridge of Allan by suddenly grabbing her face and forcing his tongue in her mouth.
In the second incident she said he slapped her bottom as she was going upstairs and later tried to rape her after taking her into his bedroom.
She said: 'Next thing all I remember is he pushed me forward and pulled my trousers and pants down.'
He also assaulted her another time at his £500,000 mansion in Sauchieburn, near Stirling.
The court heard the woman's husband confronted Masocha and he responded by throwing himself on the floor and asked them to pray for him, saying: 'I'm sorry I loved you too much.'
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Another woman, 58, told how Masocha had told her that God had 'given her to him as a gift' and ordered her to kiss his 'holy lips'.
She said he tried to justify groping her by claiming he was 'removing demons' from her body and giving her blessings in return.
Advocate depute Michael McIntosh said: 'She was looking for prayer and she found herself being preyed upon.
'Walter Masocha wasn't just a pastor and a preacher, he was a predator who thought that his power and position rendered him immune from suspicion.'
Giving evidence Masocha, a former accountancy lecturer at Stirling University, accused the complainers of lying.
Masocha founded his own successful church in Scotland in 2007.
The Zimbabwean national built up The Agape for All Nations Church into a formidable international religious organisation with more than 2,000 members, appointing himself as Archbishop on the same salary as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
He set up ministries across the UK, the United States and Canada as well as in numerous African countries and lived a jet-set lifestyle flying to visit his appointed pastors and preach overseas.
He was known by church members as "The Prophet", "The Apostle" and "A Man of God", but in reality he was abusing his position of trust for his own sexual gratification.
Judge Susan Craig blasted Masocha's "appalling behaviour" and remanded him in custody until sentencing on July 28.
Masocha was convicted in June 2015 of sexually assaulting a woman at the Church of Agape and sexual activity with a schoolgirl. Falkirk Sheriff Court.
But the conviction was later quashed after appeal court judges ruled he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.