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Moravian pastor slapped with another sex charge

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Moravian pastor slapped with another sex charge
Key Points(5)
  • The Moravian pastor who was charged for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in St Elizabeth earlier this year has found himself in more trouble.
  • The 64-year-old disgraced clergyman, Rupert Clarke, was on Monday slapped with one more count of having sex with another minor.
  • That girl, who is now 17 years old, is reportedly be the sister of the 15-year-old girl he forcibly had sex with in his car last December.
  • Clarke was slapped with the additional charge when he appeared in the St Elizabeth Parish court in relation to the 15-year-old.
  • He was offered $800,000 bail in relation to the new charge and was ordered to return to court on March 8.

The Moravian pastor who was charged for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in St Elizabeth earlier this year has found himself in more trouble.

The 64-year-old disgraced clergyman, Rupert Clarke, was on Monday slapped with one more count of having sex with another minor.

That girl, who is now 17 years old, is reportedly be the sister of the 15-year-old girl he forcibly had sex with in his car last December.

Clarke was slapped with the additional charge when he appeared in the St Elizabeth Parish court in relation to the 15-year-old.

He was offered $800,000 bail in relation to the new charge and was ordered to return to court on March 8.

Clarke has been suspended from pastoral duties at his Manchester-based church.

He was caught with his pants down in Austin, St Elizabeth on Wednesday, December 28, after cops noticed a car parked on a lonely road and found him and the teen inside when the went to investigate.

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