June 21, 2022
‘Spiritual leader’ charged with rape during exorcism
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica— Detectives assigned to the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) arrested and charged a spiritual leader with rape, grievous sexual assault and sexual touching of a child.
The offences were allegedly committed on Friday, May 6, during an exorcism.
The perpetrator has been identified as Joma Hepburn, 42, of a Gordon Boulevard address in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
Reports are that the child was sent to Hepburn for him to perform an exorcism exercise, during which he committed sexual acts, including rape. A report was subsequently made to the police and Hepburn was arrested and charged. The investigation is ongoing, the police said.
