Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Kingston, Jamaica · 2019

Jamaica: pastor sentenced for repeated sexual abuse of a twelve-year-old he impregnated

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor of an Apostolic church

Organization

Harvest Temple Apostolic Church

Spiritual nexus

The complainant was a child of the church community the defendant pastored; his pastoral standing is what gave him the access and the trust of those around her.

Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2019-10-18 · guilty plea and sentence

Home Circuit Court, Kingston, Jamaica (Justice Lorna Shelly Williams). Kenneth Blake, 56, pastor of Harvest Temple Apostolic Church, pleaded guilty in July 2019 to grievous sexual assault, sexual conduct with a person under 16, and sexual touching, having repeatedly had sex with a 12-year-old from 2015 and impregnated her. He denied paternity for nearly two years despite DNA evidence. He was sentenced to 12 years, terms running concurrently.

Documented coercion mechanisms

pastoral authority over a child of the church community

Primary record

Sources

national broadcaster court reporting sentencing report 'Pastor Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Having Sex With Minor', Radio Jamaica News.: Jamaican national broadcaster reporting the guilty plea and the concurrent 12-year sentence.

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