June 05, 2005

Police to send pastor to prosecutors on rapes

JAPAN
The Yomiuri Shimbun

KYOTO--The Kyoto prefectural police will send the head minister of the Central Church of Holy God to prosecutors on suspicion that he engaged in 10 cases of sexual abuse against young female congregants, police said.

Tamotsu Kin, 61, had already been sent to prosecutors for alleged sexual abuse relating to 11 cases involving four girls.

One of the latest cases includes the rape of former members of his congregation.

Posted by kshaw at June 5, 2005 07:09 AM