CANADA
Edmonton Sun
NEWMARKET -- A pastor who said he was doing "God's work" when he blindfolded and handcuffed a teenager, then sexually assaulted him on videotape was sent to jail yesterday.
Roscoe Lim, 27, a former youth pastor at the Markham Christian Community Church, was sentenced to 14 months plus three years' probation for sexual assault and luring over the Internet.
His name will also be entered into theAbuse Tracker Sex Offender's Registry. After he pleaded guilty to the charges, a third charge of production of child pornography was dropped.
"This was a shameful and profound breach of trust," said Justice Joseph Kenkel.
Court heard that Lim, who is diagnosed as a pedophile, met a 15-year-old boy at a church function. He developed a relationship with him over an Internet chat line where he "groomed" the boy under the guise of doing "God's work," often praying with him and offering to be his "brother in Christ," or his "beloved commander."