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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Nokia, Pirkanmaa, Finland · 2013

Markku Koivisto (Nokia Mission): conviction for abuse framed as spiritual 'healing'

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Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

charismatic revivalist movement founder and leader

Organization

Nokia Mission (Nokian herätys)

Archive classification

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Koivisto used his role as a revivalist spiritual leader to persuade the victim that consenting to sexual acts was part of his spiritual healing and growth; that doctrine of healing was the mechanism of the abuse.

  • Spiritual healing or treatment
  • Guru or spiritual-teacher authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2013-03-26 · trial verdict and sentence

    Pirkanmaa District Court, Finland. The Pirkanmaa District Court convicted Markku Koivisto of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old boy; the defendant admitted guilt. Sentence: a suspended term of 1 year 3 months, 30 hours community service, and EUR 15,500 compensation.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • framing sexual acts as spiritual healing
  • spiritual authority over a youth

Cited record

Sources

public broadcaster court reporting verdict report 'Markku Koivistolle ehdollista vankeutta seksuaalisesta hyväksikäytöstä', Yle Uutiset, March 2013.

The Finnish public broadcaster Yle reports the Pirkanmaa District Court conviction, the suspended sentence and compensation, and that the court found Koivisto had led the victim to believe sexual acts were part of spiritual healing.

national newspaper court reporting judgment corroboration 'Herätysjohtaja Koivistolle tuomio seksuaalisesta hyväksikäytöstä', Turun Sanomat, March 2013.

Turun Sanomat corroborates the conviction and sentence.

Source provenance

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https://yle.fi/a/3-6554656 Corpus classification: public-broadcaster-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-report. SHA-256 ff3f8b5582fb8227302cd2917f6e656c8177a1d3f7a757a089ac812e0248c744
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https://www.ts.fi/uutiset/467058 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: judgment-corroboration. SHA-256 470118c6b3d21a0dce340e6c6019caac5a5ae7f5aa4249ffcf854f9931015f34
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