Name (required):

  Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>Title: JESUS ARMY INQUIRY: Northamptonshire review >board is not ruling out probe at a later date >Website: Northampton Chronicle and Echo >Date: 11/05/2017 >Link: >http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/jesus-army-inqui >ry-northamptonshire-review-board-is-not-ruling-out-prob >e-at-a-later-date-1-7957509 > >The board that holds inquiries into allegations of >sexual abuse in Northamptonshire says it will watch >developments around the Jesus Army investigation "with >interest". > >Yesterday the Chronicle & Echo revealed that the >founder of the religious movement here in Northampton, >Noel Stanton, had been the subject of sexual, >financial and spiritual abuse allegations. > >The astonishing admissions were made by the current >Jesus Army leader Mick Paine, during the >organisation's annual conference in April. > >He said: “The apostolic group of the Jesus >Fellowship church have in recent months, from December >2016, received new allegations from members of our >church concerning Noel Stanton – senior pastor >between 1957 and 2009. > >“The allegations are of financial abuse of >individuals and spiritual and sexual abuse. We are not >in receipt of all the facts, but we are seeking to >move forward in bringing in a new culture that is >distinct from the past." > >Mr Stanton - a man known for his extravagant sermons >often accused of running the Jesus Army like a "cult" >- died in 2009 with hundreds lining the streets to pay >him respects. > >Further investigation by the Chron revealed that >Northamptonshire Police looked into two sexual abuse >allegations against Mr Stanton as far back as 2015, >both of which were later dropped. > >A spokesman for the Jesus Army confirmed that the >allegations Mick Paine talked of in his speech to the >Jesus Army conference were "new allegations", in >addition to those in 2015. > >It is not clear whether those new allegations have >been passed onto police after conflicting statements >were issued to the Chron by the Jesus Army and the >police. > >The spokesman for the Jesus Army said: "We are up to >date with referrals and all allegations we are aware >of have been notified to the police." > >But a Northamptonshire Police spokesman said the force >had not received any claims against Mr Stanton since >early 2015. > >The Chron had asked the Jesus Army for clarification, >in particular as Mr Haines stated later on in his >speech that these latest matters "were referred to the >police in December 2016, who ... decided that there is >no further action for them to take." > >The exact nature of the December 2016 sexual, physical >and spiritual allegations were not revealed. > >Though Mr Stanton is dead and cannot face criminal >prosecution, the police have power to refer matters >over to the Northamptonshire Children's Safeguarding >Board (NSCB) for public review if the force deems it >worthy of further investigation. > >A spokesman for the NSCB did not discount the >possibility of an inquiry into the Jesus Army at a >later stage - though currently a number of further >prosecutions against Jesus Army members are expected >in the coming months. > >He said: “We work closely with Northamptonshire >Police and are aware of the comprehensive >investigation they carried out into the Jesus >Fellowship, including allegations involving Noel >Stanton. > >"However, any review carried out by the >Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board would >require a referral to us in the first instance and >that has not has happened. > >“We are not making any assumptions at this point in >time as to whether or not there is any role for the >NSCB here but we will watch developments with >interest.”
Choose Message Icon: None :-) Happy ;-) Wink :-D Joy :} Smirk <:-} Innocent ☮ Peace >:) Mischief B-) Shades <3 Heart |O Yawn <:P Sick >:-( Angry :~( Sad ? Question *!* Alert Thumbs Up Thumbs Down (!) Idea [Info] Info Oo. Talk [ View Emoticons ]

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.