SOUTH AFRICA
IOL
CAPETIMES /
18 May 2016
By: Siyavuya Mzantsi
Siyavuya Mzantsi
FORMER St Matthews Church reverend June Major alleges a bishop and a reverend were among Anglican Church of Southern Africa members to separately attempt to rape, sexually harass, abuse and discriminate against her.
She has named the priests, but the Cape Times is withholding their names at this stage.
Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said a case was opened at the Bellville police station and transferred to the Grahamstown Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for further investigation.
Among her allegations, Major said a Reverend X had tried to rape her.
She had also allegedly been discriminated against by her former employer at the church, Bishop of Table Bay Garth Counsell, by denying her a means of earning a living abroad when she resigned.
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