UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
Evangelical church tried to cover up abuse of boy, 14, by pervert pastor who claimed to be ‘bringing him peace’
By Graham Smith
PUBLISHED:03:15 EST, 20 June 2012
An evangelical church tried to cover up sexual abuse by one of its pastors by pressuring the parents of a 14-year-old boy not to report his attacks.
Youth leader James Hennah, 39, abused the boy after befriending him and his family at the church group which he ran in Bristol.
He was also a local magistrate and school counsellor and used his respected position in the community to win the trust of his victim.
Hennah first abused the boy at his parents’ home when the teenager became upset and he was supposedly praying with him.
He claimed to be ‘bringing him peace’ but instead slipped his hand inside the boy’s underwear and touched his bottom.
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