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I am a lay preacher in a very small denomination. She claims in her interview that I made all my services all about me. Trying to show that everything I ever did was on my terms. Of course I would not have been invited to preach if a congregation felt that I was abusing the pulpit in that way
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"You are not obliged to say anything but it WILL harm your defence if you DO mention something that might help you in court. Anything you say will be put to the complainant so they can change their story." -
Members of the congregation should be able to assist there. They could be asked to give oral character references where defence can examine them on that point.People Appealing Convictions of Sexual Offences ~http://www.pacso.co.uk
PAFAA details ~ https://pacso.co.uk/pafaa-people-aga...ions-of-abuse/Comment
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That's what I was hoping for. It will show how skewed at least part of her evidence is. Anything that casts doubt on her story has got to be welcome from a defence point of view. There are some contradictions evident in her interview itself so I'm hoping that a little independent evidence might just add a little extra doubt. When it comes to the direct charges themselves, it is only her word against mine, so I need all the independent evidence I can get. Whether it will be enough remains to be seen, but every little helps as they say."You are not obliged to say anything but it WILL harm your defence if you DO mention something that might help you in court. Anything you say will be put to the complainant so they can change their story."Comment
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