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	Porn Pastor Unlikely to Face Charges By Kim Wheatley NEWS.com.au September 12, 2008 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24333804-2,00.html SOUTH Australian police are unlikely to lay criminal charges against "porn pastor" Michael Guglielmucci over the fake cancer donation controversy. The police say while they have taken a "very proactive approach to it", no one had made a formal complaint. The Advertiser understands that Mr Guglielmucci is in hospital receiving psychiatric care after confessing to faking a battle with terminal cancer to hide his 16-year obsession with pornography. But police say the former pentecostal preacher, who performed his hit song Healer with an oxygen tube in his nose, may not face further investigations. Detective Superintendent Jim Jeffery said police were finalising their investigations. "Unless further information comes to light or people that may have been affected by Mr Guglielmucci action's come forward, no further police investigations are likely," he said. At the centre of the inquiry was a website, established by a friend of Mr Guglielmucci, asking for donations to the Praying Together for Mike Guglielmucci cancer cause. "We have tracked that but as far as monetary amounts are concerned, we can't comment on that," Det-Supt Jeffery said. Despite two people complaining to The Advertiser about feeling duped after donating money to cause, police said the majority of people who gave money were interstate. No one has yet made any formal complaint to police interstate. Mr Guglielmucci's father, Danny, the founder of Edge Church at Reynella, yesterday confirmed four people had received refunds after writing to a post office box the church established. "They were small amounts," a spokesman said yesterday. The church has also assisted police with auditing the accounts of Michael Guglielmucci, but despite repeated requests The Advertiser has been unable to view records for those accounts.
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