Agradaa Files for Bail After Appeal Against Her 15-Year Prison Sentence
- Agradaa and her lawyers have filed for bail after launching an appeal against her 15-year jail term
- The embattled televangelist and her legal team have stated the reasons for seeking her temporary return home
- Agradaa and her legal team's request for bail triggered mixed reactions from Ghanaians on social media
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Incarcerated Ghanaian televangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Evangelist Mama Pat or Agradaa, has filed for bail after her recent appeal against her 15-year prison sentence.
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According to reports from Starr FM on Monday, July 14, 2025, the Heaven Way church founder's legal team, led by Richard Asare Baffour, filed an application for bail pending appeal on her behalf.
In a statement of case in support of the motion for her bail submitted by her lawyers, Agradaa argued that she was confident of winning her appeal based on some flaws in her trial on July 3, 2025.
The embattled televangelist also argued that the judge who presided over her trial at the Circuit Court in Accra, Her Honour Evelyn Asamoah, showed bias in her judgment.
The statement read:
“The applicant is confident that the appeal has a strong chance of success due to the flaws that characterised the trial and the bias exhibited by the trial judge.”
The evangelist's team also noted that she was not pleased with how her trial was conducted, the basis for the decisions, and the sentence that was handed down to her.
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Agradaa's lawyers stated that their client would be available in court when needed if she is granted bail pending the outcome of the appeal against her 15-year sentencing.
They also noted that the former priestess would not interfere with or contravene the terms of the bail bond in any way and that the sureties would provide adequate security as required by the court in support of the bail application.
Agradaa receives 15-year jail sentence
Judge Evelyn Asamoah handed Agradaa a 15-year term with hard labour during her appearance at the Circuit Court in Accra on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
The embattled televangelist was found guilty of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretences.
Agradaa was convicted of defrauding multiple victims via a 2022 televised broadcast, during which she claimed to possess spiritual powers to double people's money for them.
Many of her victims, who were lured by her fraudulent acts, handed over large sums of money to her, hoping to receive massive financial returns, which they never received in return.
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Reactions to Agradaa filing for bail
YEN.com.gh has gathered some comments from social media users below:
Tantigh commented:
"It shall be granted in Jesus' name."
lizbeauty__bar said:
"Who dey advise this woman koraa?"
kofi_fresh_candidayt wrote:
"Ghana di33 saaaa then the case go turn to gob3. SMH."
missunique_____ said:
"The bail will be denied in Jesus' name!👏."
bardexseeker commented:
"Impossible. Your money can't please the people you hurt 💔, for life imprisonment should be the deal because people like her don’t deserve to be within humans anymore…💔🥺."
Prison PRO speaks on Agradaa's treatment
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Ghana Prison PRO spoke about the treatment meted out to Agradaa as she served her jail term.
Adamu Latif dismissed rumours that the embattled televangelist was receiving preferential treatment from the officials in prison.
The Ghana Prison PRO also spoke about Agradaa's character since she was transferred to the prison.
Source: YEN.com.gh
