A former pastor who engaged in theft and fraud to steal more than €125,000 from his own Kildare-based church has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.
Ebenezer Oduntan, a former pastor of the City of David Church in Naas, Co Kildare, was convicted of 87 charges of a range of theft and fraud offences following a three-week trial at Naas Circuit Criminal Court last month.
As pastor of the City of David Church, he had sole access and control of its accounts between 2012 and 2020. During his trial, evidence was heard that Oduntan stole church funds including cheques up to €20,000 made payable to him personally. Prosecution lawyers told the court that over €75,000 had been stolen from the church via the use of blank cheques, while approximately €52,000 was stolen through a credit union account.
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