JAMAICA
Jamaica Observer
ST MARY, Jamaica — The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica today admonished its members to embrace the morals and ethics of the church following media reports that one of its elders was arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor.
Up to the time of this publication, the constabulary’s Corporate Communications Unit was unable to confirm the arrest but said they were still making checks.
However, it has been reported that the elder, who is said to be a member of the Heywood Hall Adventist Church in St Mary, was arrested Tuesday night by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) for questioning on allegations of unlawful sexual behaviour involving a minor.
Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, in a statement today, said the church “condemn(s) any act of unlawful sexual behaviour or abuse against minors”.
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