JAMAICA
The Star
SHANICE WATSON
January 13, 2017
Head of the Moravian Church in Jamaica, Dr Paul Gardner, was reportedly clouted in his head with a tambourine by an enraged protester at last Sunday’s service at the Nazareth Moravian Church in Manchester.
The protester, who has been identified as activist Stella Gibson, was among a group of 14 women who were once victims of sexual abuse.
They staged what they described as a peaceful protest at the church in light of the sex scandal now rocking the church, in which Pastor Rupert Clarke, 64, was charged with having sex with a minor.
Gibson has been very vocal about the tambourine ordeal on social media, and has since started a hashtag, #TambourineArmy.
Further clarification
In one post to her Facebook wall, Gibson wrote “I am happy I gave Paul Gardner one [expletive] lick inna him head with a tambourine.” She then added, “I should have used a block instead of a tambourine.”
When contacted for further clarification on the incident, Gibson explained that she will not be speaking on the tambourine beat down in mainstream media, as she wants her engagement in the media to be survivor-focused.
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