SCOTLAND
The Times
Will Humphries
March 7 2017
The Times
A church minister who killed himself has been accused by his wife of having affairs with seven of his congregation, it is claimed.
The Rev Iain Campbell was head of the Free Church of Scotland and a Presbyterian scholar whose recorded sermons were listened to by thousands of followers around the world.
His death in January aged 53 shocked devout communities on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, where the Sabbath is strictly observed.
Hundreds would gather to hear Mr Campbell, a father of three, deliver 40-minute sermons on the perils of sin and the sanctity of marriage, but now the Free Church of Scotland is investigating allegations said to have been made by his wife, Anne, 54, that he had committed adultery among his flock. The church, which has about 15,000 adherents, said that it was taking the allegations very seriously and would act on them.
A source told the Daily Mail: “It is said Anne was suspicious about Iain’s activities and confronted him, allegedly after finding compromising emails in his trash files. After first taking an overdose, he hanged himself in hospital in Stornoway. He died later in Glasgow. He is now accused of up to seven affairs, all with full church members.
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