UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph and Argus
Jenny Loweth
A JURY has been sworn in to try a church minister accused of a string of alleged sexual offences dating back more than 30 years.
The Reverend John Wilson, 70, of Shann Avenue, Keighley, denies 24 charges of indecent assault, four allegations of conspiracy to commit indecent assault, two offences of rape and a count of sexual assault.
His wife, Mary Wilson, 79, of the same address, pleads not guilty to two charges of indecent assault and a single allegation of conspiracy to commit indecent assault.
A third accused, Laurence Peterson, 59, of Eric Street, Keighley, denies three charges of indecent assault and four allegations of conspiracy to commit indecent assault.
Wilson, who was a pastor at the Liberty Pentecostal Church in Sunderland Street, Keighley, appeared in the dock at Bradford Crown Court yesterday alongside with his wife and Peterson to witness the jury being sworn in.
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