A 70-year-old pastor was arrested after he raped an 18-year-old girl in the Philippines.

According to the Pilipino Star Ngayon, the suspect has been charged with two counts of rape. Both the victim and the suspect are residents of Caloocan City, where the crime took place.

The women's desk of the local police said that the incident happened at the suspect's house during midnight.

The statement made by the victim to the cops revealed that the teen girl was cycling when she was asked by the pastor to come inside his house. Because the suspect was a religious leader, the girl trusted him and went in. It was then that she was raped twice. After having committed the heinous crime, the pastor reportedly told her to go home.

The girl told everything to her parents, who reported the crime to the police.

Source: Khaleej Times