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	Anglican Archdeacon "Told Police Girl in Assault Case Slapped Him" The Tribune September 11, 2009 http://www.tribune242.com/news/09112009_nmranfurly_news_pg1 ANGLICAN Archdeacon Ivan Ranfurly Brown told police that the female complainant in his assault case slapped him while at a church picnic last October. Inspector Craig Stubbs told the court yesterday that Father Brown had declined to give a written statement, but gave an oral statement of his account of what took place at the church picnic. Father Brown, the rector of St Agnes Anglican Church, is accused of physically assaulting a 14-year-old girl on October 13, 2008 while at a church picnic on Nirvana Beach. Inspector Stubbs told the court that Father Brown said that there were a number of male outsiders on the beach that day and he had to physically remove one of them from the beach because he had found a condom wrapper. He told the court that Father Brown said that he told a group of girls to leave the area and go to where the other church members were. All left except one. According to Inspector Stubbs, Father Brown said that he touched the girl's shoulder and told her to leave. Father Brown told Inspector Stubbs that that was when the young girl turned around and slapped him. While trying to prevent her from fighting him they both fell to the ground and other church members had to come and separate them Inspector Stubbs told the court. Father Brown's lawyer Wayne Munroe submitted to the court that the complaint filed was not valid. Mr Munroe said that there was no signature by the Commissioner of Police or the Officer who took the complaint. The case was adjourned to October 1. The trial is being heard before Magistrate Ancella Williams in court 6, Parliament Street.
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