The s*x scandal in the Moravian Church is deepening.
A former Moravian Minister has now produced a trail of email contradicting claims by the church leadership that it had no previous knowledge of allegations of misconduct against the 64-year-old pastor now before the court on a s*x charge.
The email between Dr Canute Thompson and the president of the Moravian Church in Jamaica Dr Paul Gardner date back to 2014.
They have come days after Gardner rejected assertions that Rupert Clarke, the 64-year-old pastor charged with having s*x with a minor was previously reported for s*xual misconduct.
But according to the trail of email between Gardner and the former Moravian Minister, the church president was in fact informed about the alleged behaviour of Clarke.
On Monday February 3, 2014, Thompson wrote Gardner warning him against acting with “imprecision” on the “Rupert issue”.
Thompson wrote: “Act with imprecision on that and we are in trouble …”
Almost ten hours later, Gardener responded: “I appreciate bringing matter about Rupert to my attention.”
In that 2014 email, the Moravian president said he had heard about a relationship with a female.
He also said he had heard about an incident involving Clarke and his wife but they have both denied it.
“We are doing what we can to ascertain the facts and act accordingly,” Gardner said.
In response Thompson asserted told Gardner his action was not enough.
He said the matter did not end with Clarke’s denial of wrongdoing and cited the dismissal of a former Bethlehem principal after allegations for which there was no supporting evidence.
Thompson said he was constrained to release the private email with the church president because he was left uncomfortable following Gardner’s denial on Friday that there were no previous adverse reports against Clarke.
In the meantime, the police have revealed that Clarke is now under investigation in relation to s*x crimes involving other family members of the 15-year-old girl against whom he is charged with s*xually abusing.
On February 15, 2015, Thompson was terminated as a Moravian minister because of what the church president wrote was his “continued disrespect” for the Moravian leadership.
Di whole a it need fi come out! Di nasty defenders like di principal a Hampton need fi dead, see weh unnuh a defend!
And di worse part is that them will still try find excuse fi him
Yes big up the police man. Heather give your seat to a young woman who loves children not power.
Mi stomach sick…this man rape di likkle girl over food… Somebody dash gasoline pon dis piece of shit and light him and him church pon fire… cant say I’m shocked, pedophillia run rampant in st elizabeth, its the norm so of course the church members would support the pastor regardless and blame the child for him being locked up.. dem sick mi stomach.
something is missing from this story one man have sex with 3 of ur kids nope something dont add up
Fi real….3 children from the same family? Maybe ah true him know dem poor & hungry …
nope everyone knew. now that the story buss out everyone a cry rape. trust me its messed up but everyone knew what was going on, come on 11 pickney, my gosh and one breed at age 17 ause the baby is now 3, the other sister been a tek hood and now the 15 year old, they all knew