A 34-year-old pastor of the Christ Centre Ministry Church appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court on charges of indecent assault against two women in the coastal town.

Felix Kudumo Kandjimi was granted bail of N$2,000, and his case was postponed until October 31, 2023, for further investigation.

The suspect was arrested after allegedly instructing the two female victims on different occasions to take off their clothes so that he could apply anointing water to their breasts and hips and try to massage their private parts as part of a healing ritual.

The victims are a 31-year-old from the DRC and a 37-year-old resident of Mondesa.