Methodist minister John Price convicted of abusing boys from his congregations under a 'hypnosis' ritual
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Convicted
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Methodist minister
Organization
Methodist Church (York and Pocklington circuits)
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The victims were boys from Price's own congregations whom he invited to his home in his capacity as their minister; he used a purported hypnosis ritual, framed through that ministerial standing, as the method of the assaults.
- Pastoral or clerical authority
- Ritual, oath, or initiation
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Proceedings
2017-05-16 · conviction and sentence
Teesside Crown Court, England. Retired Methodist minister John Price was convicted on thirteen counts of indecent assault against four boys aged 11–17 from his churches during the 1970s–80s, using a purported 'hypnosis' ritual as his method. He was sentenced to over eight years and died in prison in 2020.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- ministerial authority to invite congregation boys to his home
- a purported 'hypnosis' ritual used as the method of abuse
Cited record
Sources
- official prosecuting authority conviction release Crown Prosecution Service, 'Former church minister jailed for historical sex offences' (16 May 2017).
The CPS records Price's conviction on thirteen counts of indecent assault against boys from his congregations and the sentence imposed.
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- https://www.cps.gov.uk/thames-and-chiltern/news/former-church-minister-jailed-historical-sex-offences Corpus classification: official-prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: conviction-release.
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