SOUTH CAROLINA
The State
BY MICHAEL GORDON
The Charlotte Observer
December 13, 2014
A leader and four members of a controversial Rutherford County church have been indicted on charges that they kidnapped, beat and strangled a 21-year-old man to cleanse him of gay demons.
The allegations by Mathew Fenner mark the second time in the past three years that the members of Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale have been accused of beating someone over the victim’s sexual orientation.
In a statement, church attorney Josh Farmer said the allegations against church members are untrue.
“We look forward to proving their innocence and to their complete vindication before a trial court,” said Farmer, who is listed on the Word of Faith website among the church’s pastors and ministers.
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