Albert Odulele

Albert Odulele (born 5 January 1964) is a pastor, author, televangelist and convicted criminal. Odulele was born in London to Nigerian parents Abel Oyebajo and Patience Aotola. Odulele spent his formative years in Nigeria and emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1986.[1] Odulele was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in 2011, against two males, one of whom was under 16 years of age.[2] In 2016, the 53 year old Albert Odulele started a church in Nigeria. This raised a number of speculations in both the Nigerian and British press with regards to his persistent child molesting inclinations and the impact this could have on innocent children. A number of warnings were issued by many conventional and social media outlets[3] to parents, as it is feared that this notorious convicted paedophile[4] may seek to further abuse innocent children in Nigeria.

Early career

Odulele graduated from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) in Nigeria with a Bachelor of Science in Medicine.[5] Following his relocation to the United Kingdom, Odulele founded the evangelical London church, Glory House which was initially established as Glory Bible church in 1993 from a former funeral home in Leyton, East London.[5]

Criminal conviction

In February 2011, Channel 4 News reported that Odulele was charged with two counts of sexual assault involving two male youths, one of whom was a boy under 16 years of age.[6] Odulele pleaded guilty[7] and confessed that he had been battling with his sexuality for many years.[8] Odulele was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to eight months in prison.[9] Having served some of his sentence, Odulele was released early from jail on 29 July 2011.[10] He since resumed his work as pastor of Glory House.[11]

Bibliography

Odulele has written and published several Christian non-fiction titles including:

  • "The Bible Made Simple" Published in 2001[12][13] OCLC 58998340
  • "Understanding God's Voice" Published in 2003[14] ISBN 9781902008066
  • "Divine Inspiration"
  • "Eternity Unveiled"[15]
  • "Divine Assignment Indicators"
  • "This Crisis is for your Increase" [16]

Personal life

Odulele is married to Mary Abosede, mother of their two children; Christopher Olufemi and Tiana Morojureoluwa.[5]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130415103706/http://dralbert.org/. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Pastor jailed for fondling boy". Independent.co.uk. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Parents Beware: Gay Pastor Albert ODULELE on Rampage in Nigeria • Global News". Global News. 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Evangelical pastor Odulele sentenced for sex offences". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  5. 1 2 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20140121145807/http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/index.php/sunday-zest/3542-pastor-dr-albert-odulele-of-glory-house-homosexual-offences-the-full-story-so-far. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Israel, Simon (25 February 2011). "Evangelical pastor charged with sex offences". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Church in the News: Pastor Odulele admits sex offenses". Contraculturemag.com. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  8. ↑ "UK-Based Nigerian Pastor, Albert Odulele, Pleads Guilty To Sex Attack On Boy". Saharareporters.com. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  9. ↑ Holehouse, Matthew (31 May 2011). "Pastor jailed for fondling boy". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pastor Albert Odulele is out of jail… | Jide-Salu.com". Babajidesalu.wordpress.com. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  11. ↑ "Dr Albert Odulele to Minister in East Africa". Glory House. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Bible Made Simple: Amazon.co.uk: Dr. Att Odulele: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  13. ↑ The Bible Made Simple - Albert T. T. Odulele - Google Books. Books.google.com.ng. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  14. ↑ Odulele, Albert T. T (2003-01-01). "Understanding God's Voice". ISBN 9781902008066.
  15. ↑ "Dr Albert Odulele - Eternity Unveiled - Angel Encounter". Freecdtracts.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  16. ↑ Dr. Albert Odulele. "This Crisis Is For Your Increase: Amazon.Co.Uk: Dr. Albert Odulele: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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