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  • Tue. Nov 5th, 2024

Pastor discovered not guilty of sexual assault regardless of judge finding offences ‘showed beyond reasonable doubt’

Pastor discovered not guilty of sexual assault regardless of judge finding offences ‘showed beyond reasonable doubt’

A pastor accused of forcing a parishioner to have sex with him during a “prayer of deliverance” has actually been discovered not guilty by the ACT Supreme Court, regardless of the judge ruling the offences had actually been “proven beyond an affordable doubt”.

Bottom line:

  • Alofa Masina, 54, was found not guilty of one count of rape and three counts of acts of indecency
  • Justice David Mossop discovered the offences had actually happened, however not on the dates claimed by the woman, which left him without any other choice but to discover Mr Masina not guilty
  • Mr Masina had denied the accusations in his authorities interview

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