CANADA
Castanet
By Carmen Weld Feb 12, 2015
An Armstrong father will spend 4 1/2 years behind bars after he beat his family in the name of God.
The 42-year-old man, called L.I. to protect the identity of the victims, was convicted of seven counts against his 30-year-old wife and children in 2009 and 2010. These include six counts of committing assault and one count of sexual assault.
The assaults all took place in their family home near Armstrong, between October 2009 and August 2012, when the three children were between the ages of 18 months and four years.
According to B.C. Supreme Court Justice Frank Cole’s judgment, L.I., formerly a pastor doing missionary work in Africa, used faith as a defence for his actions.
Cole said when the wife would attempt to stop L.I. from hurting the children, he would shush her and say, “This is the way the Bible tells us to treat children. Otherwise, they will become liars and prostitutes.”
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