Eight-year sentence for pastor convicted of sex with minors

A 64 year-old pastor in Jamaica has been sentenced to eight years in prison, on two counts of having sexual relations with a minor.

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On Thursday, a court in the southern parish of St. Elizabeth sentenced Rupert Clarke, a pastor with the Moravian church.

The sentences will run concurrently.

Clarke was taken into custody on December 28, 2016 after the police spotted him in a car that was parked by the side of the road, in a compromising position with a 15 year-old.

The second count is in relation to a 13 year-old, the sister of the 15 year old.

Last November, Clarke appeared in court where he pleaded guilty to two counts of having sexual relations with a person under the age of 18.

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