JAMAICA
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A group of women staged a quiet protest at the Nazareth Moravian Church in Manchester during the regular morning service on Sunday, to register their concern about the arrest and charge of Pastor Rupert Clarke of the church.
The 64-year-old pastor was charged after being allegedly caught by police personnel on patrol in St Elizabeth, in a compromising position with a 15-year-old girl nearly two weeks ago.
Dressed in T-shirts bearing messages against sexual abuse – “I will not be silent anymore” – the group, made up of some 15 persons, attended the church service and took seats in the front rows of the congregation.
The women, some of whom were reported to have been victims of sexual assault, expressed anger at the perceived silence of church on the matter of the pastor’s arrest.
The protesters said their actions were in support for the alleged victim.
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