Church member 'gifted' a child bride loses appeal on rape conviction

Case labelled as 'bordering on human trafficking'

24 October 2021 - 00:00

By Tania Broughton

In a case labelled as “bordering on human trafficking”, a member of the 12 Apostles Church in Christ, who was “gifted” a 14-year-old as his potential bride, has been convicted of rape and is serving 18 years in jail.

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