United Kingdom: pastor who founded his own church convicted of sexual offences against children and young women met through his ministry
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Evidence status
Convicted
Authority role
pastor, Apostolic Faith Mission, founder and pastor, Sound of Dominion church, Liverpool
Organization
Apostolic Faith Mission, Sound of Dominion, Liverpool
Archive classification
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Chahwanda was a pastor within the Apostolic Faith Mission before founding his own Liverpool church, Sound of Dominion; over roughly four years he targeted children and young women he met through those church networks, sexually assaulting a 14-year-old and sending sexual images to others.
- Pastoral or clerical authority
- Sacred sex, purity, or sexual-energy claim
Evidence structure
Proceedings
2026-03-20 · conviction and sentence
Liverpool Crown Court, England. Found guilty on 17 of 22 counts by jury (verdict 2026-02-03) relating to nine victims; sentenced 2026-03-20 to 14 years, serving 9 years in custody with 5 years' extended licence.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- pastoral standing used to identify and target victims across the country through church networks
- sending intimate images/videos to victims met through congregational contact
Cited record
Sources
- official prosecutorial record criminal disposition Crown Prosecution Service, 'Pastor convicted of sexual offences against children and young women.'
CPS release confirming the Liverpool Crown Court jury verdict, count breakdown, and church-network victim access.
- official prosecutorial record sentencing confirmation Crown Prosecution Service, 'Updated with sentence: Pastor convicted of sexual offences against children.'
CPS follow-up release confirming the 14-year sentence with 9 years custody plus 5 years extended licence.
Source provenance
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- Source and tier basis
- https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshire/news/pastor-convicted-sexual-offences-against-children-and-young-women Corpus classification: official-prosecutorial-record; evidentiary role: criminal-disposition. SHA-256 600c6cf3cb5ff5f706eeb7587e13f405400179feccff03c20fdbe068406848a9
- Retrieval
- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
- Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
- Source and tier basis
- https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshire/news/updated-sentence-pastor-convicted-sexual-offences-against-children Corpus classification: official-prosecutorial-record; evidentiary role: sentencing-confirmation. SHA-256 600c6cf3cb5ff5f706eeb7587e13f405400179feccff03c20fdbe068406848a9
- Retrieval
- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
- Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger
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