UNITED KINGDOM
Daventry Express

ALASTAIR ULKE

A “predatory” man who indecently assaulted young boys while part of a Christian organisation in the 1980s has been sentenced at Northampton Crown Court.

Nigel Perkins, 56, from Cornwall, yesterday (March 28) pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency with a child under the age of 14.

His offences were carried out over six years in the 1980s while Perkins and his victims were members of the Christian community organisation

The Jesus Army, now known as the Jesus Fellowship, based in Northampton.

Perkins held head in his hands as the court heard how he ‘opportunistically’ assaulted his victims and how he convinced them not to talk about the incidents, causing long-lasting emotional damage to the boys.

His Honour Judge Smith said: “You moved from one young boy to another. Some have called it opportunistic but I…