UNITED KINGDOM
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Posted by Greg Burns on May 24
A NOTTING Hill woman has been praised by police for taking the witness stand in a court case against a priest who sexually assaulted her.
The 59-year-old woman was a parishioner at the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church of St Mary of Debre Tsion, in Battersea.
The church was led by Gebrehana Semre (pictured) who subsequently used his position to visit the woman in September 2010 to bless her home and welcome her into the church.
He told her that for the blessing to be successful she would need to be naked. Although uncomfortable with his demand, the victim trusted the clergyman and went along with it.
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