PHD Ministries founder Walter Magaya has been granted US$3,000 bail by High Court judge Vivian Ndlovu in a case in which he faces four counts of allegedly raping one of his congregants. 

Magaya had been in remand prison after he was arrested last month and charged with fresh rape allegations. 

The State alleges that the self-proclaimed prophet forced himself on one of his congregants, who was part of a marketing team promoting his book, Proceeding in Pain. 

He had previously been out on US$3,000 bail in connection with separate fraud and rape allegations.