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The sexual abuse case against 64-year-old Moravian pastor, Rupert Clarke, has been sent to the Circuit Court.
Reverend Clarke, with two counts of having sex with someone under the age of 16 years hanging over his head, appeared in the St Elizabeth Parish Court on Wednesday, during which the order was made.
The transfer was made after the prosecution obtained an instrument from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Clarke’s attorney sought to have the case remain in the St Elizabeth Parish Court, at least until the case file is completed, but the presiding judge denied the application.
The case will now be next mentioned on March 30 in the next session of the St Elizabeth Circuit Court.
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