Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · 2026

United Kingdom: ZAOGA church elder convicted of rape sentenced in absentia, fled before sentencing

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Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

elder, ZAOGA Forward in Faith Ministries International Leeds Assembly, director of a Leeds care company through which he met the victim

Organization

ZAOGA Forward in Faith Ministries International, Leeds Assembly

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Majoni, a prominent elder of the ZAOGA Leeds Assembly, used his standing in the church community and a separate business relationship to coerce a vulnerable Zimbabwean woman, threatening to report her immigration status to force compliance.

Pastoral or clerical authority
Institutional obedience or isolation

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2026-07-14 · conviction and sentence (in absentia)

Leeds Crown Court, England. Convicted at trial of three counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault. Sentenced in his absence to 13 years' imprisonment and a lifetime restraining order after he failed to attend sentencing and fled; police are searching for him.

Documented coercion mechanisms

standing as a church elder used to build trust with a vulnerable woman
threat to report the victim to the Home Office for deportation unless she complied

Cited record

Sources

regional newspaper court reporting criminal disposition and nexus Yorkshire Evening Post, 'Woman fears Leeds rapist on the run will come back to kill her' (Jul. 2026).: Local court reporting on Majoni's conviction, ZAOGA eldership, sentence, and flight before sentencing.
diaspora press court reporting corroboration ZimEye, 'ZAOGA Church Elder Named Among Leeds' Most Dangerous Convicted Criminals Following Rape Sentence' (Jul. 14, 2026).: Diaspora press corroboration naming Majoni's ZAOGA eldership and the immigration-status coercion detail.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/woman-fears-rapist-on-the-run-will-come-back-to-kill-her-8786141 Corpus classification: regional-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: criminal-disposition-and-nexus. SHA-256 c7f5798ea674bfd46f45f832402f4cf40a8c6011db2501831b8778f64cfe6de6
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
Source and tier basis: https://www.zimeye.net/2026/07/14/zaoga-church-elder-named-among-leeds-most-dangerous-convicted-criminals-following-rape-sentence/ Corpus classification: diaspora-press-court-reporting; evidentiary role: corroboration. SHA-256 2ca3d788a61d16db6d37b678fd62bf745b28ed41d162dc77cc8ba2186c62185d
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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