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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom · 2026

United Kingdom: pastor who founded his own church convicted of sexual offences against children and young women met through his ministry

Record class

Core record

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

Spiritual nexus

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

  1. 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

Primary 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.

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