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>Title: Former member of Northamptonshire's Jesus Army >member jailed for historic sex offences >Website: Northampton Chronicle and Echo >Date: 24/04//2018 >Link: >https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/former-member-o >f-northamptonshire-s-jesus-army-member-jailed-for-histo >ric-sex-offences-1-8473622 > >A 57-year-old former member of Northamptonshire's >Jesus Army has been jailed for historic sex offences >dating back to the 1990s. > >Former member of the Bugbrooke-based Christian >organisation Alan Carter has been handed a three-year >sentence for crimes dating back to the early 1990s. > >The 57-year-old, who was living in Swansea at the time >of his arrest, faced seven charges of indecent assault >against a male and a further charge of buggery when he >appeared at Northampton Crown Court last Wednesday. > >Carter was a member of the Jesus Army at the time of >the offences. > >The conviction was part of Operation Lifeboat, >launched in 2015 to look into historic sex offences at >the organisation, founded in the late-1960s by >firebrand preacher Noel Stanton. > >Detective Chief Inspector Ally White from >Northamptonshire Police, said: “I welcome Carter’s >conviction and I hope it demonstrates that >Northamptonshire Police takes all allegations of abuse >seriously, whether recent or historic and that there >can be a successful prosecution brought against >non-recent offences of this nature. > >“The people who have come forward to report historic >abuse to us have shown tremendous courage in doing so >and we would not have been able to secure convictions >like this one if it wasn’t for the information they >provided us with - information that has often involved >bringing up painful memories. > >“The emotional and psychological damage abuse can do >to a person can be extensive and often has an impact >on them for the whole of their lives. > >"I want to remind people that our door is always open >– Northamptonshire Police will always investigate >allegations of abuse and I encourage people to take >the step and report it to us. We can also refer >victims of abuse to Voice – a confidential support >service. > >“If you would like to make a report to us, please >call us on 101 or alternatively, you can call >Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.” > >Carter's conviction was the third as part of Operation >Lifeboat. > >Last year, Nigel Perkins, 56, from Cornwall, pleaded >guilty to three counts of indecent assault and two >counts of gross indecency with a child under the age >of 14. > >He also received a three-year sentence and was made to >sign the sex offender register for life.
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