Derek Lincoln (Children of God): guilty plea, 11.5 years, rape of two children
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The defendant operated within the Children of God environment, whose sexual doctrine and adult authority structure enabled repeated abuse of children.
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- Police Scotland (2020) 'Derek Lincoln sentenced for the sexual abuse of two children', Police Scotland, August. Available at: scotland.police.uk (Accessed: 15 July 2026).
A criminal conviction from inside the Children of God, in Police Scotland's own words: Derek Lincoln was 'a man who used his position in the ‘Children of God’ religious cult to sexually abuse two children'; he 'plead guilty to the rape and sexual assault of two young girls, aged between 9 and 11' and 'has now been sentenced to 11 years and 6 months at Glasgow High Court.' The investigating officer stated that 'Lincoln used his position within the Children of God to perpetrate violent sexual abuse against two young children.'
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