FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

A Presbyterian minister who lives in Pointe des Cascades will spend the next eight months in jail after admitting to repeatedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl who was a member of his congregation in Montreal West.

Montreal West Presbyterian pastor Samson Afoakwah was sentenced last Friday at the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield courthouse. He was charged in 2022 of sexual assault against a minor and pleaded guilty to all charges.

It was the victim’s father who reported the crimes to police after noticing that his daughter’s behaviour had changed, prompting him to speak with her, at which time she revealed that Afoakwah had molested her on a regular basis in his car and in the basement of his residence.

Through a plea bargain, the prosecution and the defence agreed on an eight-month jail term. Upon his release, Afoakwah will be on probation for two years, and he will be listed on the sex offenders’ registry for 10 years.