The Sordid Truth behind Australia's Worst Paedophile Ring: the Girl, 13, "Forced into Sex Slavery by Her Own Father" and the "God-loving" Pastor Who Gave Her Amyl Nitrate before Raping Her

By Daniel Piotrowski
Daily Mail
August 10, 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3192023/WA-paedophile-ring-pastor-David-Volmer-drugged-13-year-old-victim-amyl-nitrate-raping-her.html

A teenage girl allegedly abused by a shocking paedophile ring of eight men including her own father was drugged with amyl nitrate and raped by an evangelical preacher.

David Volmer, 41, a married father of two and the South African-born pastor of the ACTS Christian Church in Perth, pleaded guilty to 12 charges relating to the 13-year-old girl's abuse last month.

Among the offences were three counts each of sexually penetrating a child, indecently dealing with a child under 13 and indecently dealing with a child aged over 13 and under 16.

Court documents obtained by Daily Mail Australia show Mr Volmer also pleaded guilty to three counts of administering amyl nitrate - a 'stupefying vapour' - with intent to sexually penetrate and indecently deal with the girl.

David Volmer, also known as Shannon Ellis Dawid Volmer, pleaded guilty to 12 charges last month

Court documents exclusively obtained by Daily Mail Australia show he also pleaded guilty to three charges of administering amyl nitrate - described as a 'stupefying vapour' - to the child (not pictured)

Mr Volmer was an evangelical preacher at the ACTS Christian Church, which held events at the community centre above

As part of his bail conditions, Mr Volmer - who was born in South Africa and is reportedly on a working visa - must not use social media including Kik messenger, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.

He is also barred from having unsupervised access to any children under the age of 16.

Mr Volmer is awaiting sentencing, having surrendered his passport to authorities and is required to live at the family's home in Banksia Grove, in Perth's northern suburbs.

The drug amyl nitrate is sometimes used a sex aid as it relaxes involuntary muscles, according to an Australian Drug Foundation fact sheet.

WA Police announced last month that seven other men, including the unnamed father, had been arrested as part of the ring, who face 503 charges in total.

Daily Mail Australia has also obtained a copy of a semi-autobiographical book Mr Volmer published in 2012, titled The God Standard: Breaking Through The Ordinary.

In the book, Mr Volmer doles out spiritual advice and reflects upon his own spiritual 'journey' and an 'emptiness... burning in the depths of my heart'.

The victim and her father cannot be identified for legal reasons

Mr Volmer is awaiting sentencing, having surrendered his passport to authorities and is required to live at the family's home in Banksia Grove, in Perth's northern suburbs

Mr Volmer is awaiting sentencing, having surrendered his passport to authorities and is required to live at the family's home in Banksia Grove, in Perth's northern suburbs

In his book, David Volmer was candid about his marriage difficulties and lamented 'the word of God has been completely abandoned' in a world awash with 'sexual immorality'

He was candid about his marriage difficulties on his path to accepting his 'God Standard' and how his relationship with his wife, who he said he viewed at one point as a 'Christian extremist', in fact led him to God.

'The standards she adopted from God meant that I would not be able to listen to the latest music because of its sexual references or its raunchy music videos.

'Her standard (the God Standard) meant the men’s magazines I had with the semi-naked women on the cover would need to go.

'It was clear to me that she had taken things way too far and was what I would label a “Christian extremist.

'Our marriage went through severe difficulty, but my wife continued to pray for me for over five years.'

Mr Volmer said God used his wife as a 'conduit' to 'open my eyes' and he was terrified she was right - and feared Satan was 'using' his thoughts.

'The void inside me grew bigger each day, and I continued to lash out at my wife.

'Pride had grabbed such a hold on my life that I could not get myself to confess that what she had was better than what I had.

'Even worse was that I was terrified of the consequences if she was right! To admit that she was right would mean to admit that I was on my way to hell.

'Satan used that thought to keep me captured in fear, but the Holy Spirit continued to draw me closer and closer each day.'

In one passage, Mr Volmer also lamented that 'in a world where sexual immorality has become a way of life through meaningless sexual encounters, homosexuality, and much more, the word of God has been completely abandoned.'

In recent years, Mr Volmer headed up the WA State Branch of Prison Fellowship Australia, an organisation that 'shares the gospel of Jesus Christ with prisoners and their families.'

Mr Volmer tendered his resignation after informing the organisation he was being investigated by police, national chairman Michael Wood confirmed to Daily Mail Australia.

The ACTS Christian Church said in a statement last month: 'We offer no excuses for such disgraceful and disgusting behaviour.'

It is understood the church, which held events at the Carramar Community Centre, has closed its Australian branch in response to the controversy.

BREAKDOWN OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THE EIGHT MEN

One unnamed man charged with 228 offences and will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on August 19

148 counts of aggravated indecent recording of child under 13 years

22 counts of indecent recording of a child under 13 years

19 counts of indecent dealing of a child under 13 years

8 counts of sexual penetration of a child under 13 years

8 counts of sexual penetration of a child aged between 13 and 16 years

6 counts of sexual servitude of a child

3 counts of aggravated sexual penetration of a child under 13 years

3 counts of indecent dealing child 13-16 years

3 counts of stupefying with intent to commit indictable offence

2 counts of knowingly sexually penetrate a child known to be a lineal relative

2 counts of indecently deal with a child known to be a lineal relative

2 counts of distribute child exploitation material

1 count of show indecent material to child under 13 years

1 count of procure/ incite child to do an indecent act

Ryan Trevor Clegg, 42, of Attadale, charged with 61 offences and will in Perth Magistrates Court on August 17

48 counts of indecent recording of a child under 13 years

5 counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13 years

4 counts of sexual penetration of a child under 13 years

3 counts of distribute child exploitation material

1 count of possess child exploitation material

Nicholas Adam Beer, 35, of Waneroo, charged with 163 offences and will appear in Joondalup Magistrates Court on August 19

148 counts of aggravated indecent recording of a child under 13 years

4 counts of indecent recording of a child under 13 years

4 counts of indecent dealing of a child under 13 years

3 counts of aggravated sexual penetration of a child under 13 years

1 count of sexual penetration of a child under 13 years

1 count of distributing child exploitation material

1 count of show indecent material to child under 13 years

1 count of possess child exploitation material

Alfred John Impicciatore, 45, of Wembley, charged with four offences and appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on July 31

4 counts of sexually penetrate a child aged 13 to 16 years

Mark Wesley Liggins, 47, of Coodanup, charged with 10 offences and will appear in Mandurah Magistrates Court on August 4

3 counts of intent to procure a child believed to be under 16 for sexual activity

2 counts of intent to procure a child believed to be under 13 for sexual activity

2 counts of intent to expose a person believed to be under 13 years to indecent matter

2 counts of intent to expose a person believed to be under 16 years to indecent matter

1 count of possess child exploitation material

Troy Phillip Milbourne, 41, of South Bunbury, charged with 10 offences and appeared in Bunbury Magistrates Court on August 6

5 counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13 years

3 counts of sexual penetration of a child under 13 years

1 count of procure or incite a child under 13 years to do an indecent act

1 count of sexually penetrate a child aged 13 to 16 years

David Volmer, 41, of Banksia Grove, charged with 12 offences and will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on August 28

3 counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13 years

3 counts of indecent dealing with a child aged 13 to 16 years

3 counts of sexually penetrate a child aged 13 to 16 years

3 counts of stupefying with intent to commit an indictable offence

Benjamin Simon Clarke, 47, of Bedfordale charged with 15 offences and will appear in Joondalup Magistrates Court on July 29

13 counts of indecent recording of a child under 13 years

2 counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13 years