JAMAICA
Jamaica Observer
March 8, 2020
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica has moved to distance itself from one of its former pastors accused of sexually grooming, before sodomising, a teenaged boy in St Ann.
The pastor, who was initially based at the Adventist church in Claremont, St Ann, before being assigned to the church in Little London, Westmoreland, has since resigned and emigrated, claiming that allegations of immorality against him and threats on his life had forced him to leave Jamaica.
Late last week the leadership of the Adventist church confirmed that they were aware of the allegations against the pastor and that he had resigned.
But the church, in response to questions from the Jamaica Observer, made it clear that there would be no shielding of persons accused of child abuse in its ranks and that the pastor was not transferred because of the allegations.
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