Married church minister 'ran bottom spanking cult'
Grown women were persuaded to strip naked so a senior minister, 72, could spank them over his knee for his own pleasure, court hears
A church minister used the Bible to justify spanking vulnerable women on their bare bottoms to satisfy his own sexual desires, a court heard today
Howard Curtis, 72, former senior minister of the Coulsdon Christian Fellowship, south London, allegedly ran a "cult" where grown women were persuaded to strip naked so he could spank them over his knee for his own pleasure.
Married Curtis and his "inner circle" used "unorthodox" teachings to instill discipline and drive out evil spirits in both women and children who had come to him for help, it is said.
His abuse of their trust continued as he moved "from one woman to another" and his confidence grew, Croydon Crown Court heard.
Married church minister 'ran bottom spanking cult' - Telegraph
Grown women were persuaded to strip naked so a senior minister, 72, could spank them over his knee for his own pleasure, court hears
A church minister used the Bible to justify spanking vulnerable women on their bare bottoms to satisfy his own sexual desires, a court heard today
Howard Curtis, 72, former senior minister of the Coulsdon Christian Fellowship, south London, allegedly ran a "cult" where grown women were persuaded to strip naked so he could spank them over his knee for his own pleasure.
Married Curtis and his "inner circle" used "unorthodox" teachings to instill discipline and drive out evil spirits in both women and children who had come to him for help, it is said.
His abuse of their trust continued as he moved "from one woman to another" and his confidence grew, Croydon Crown Court heard.
Married church minister 'ran bottom spanking cult' - Telegraph
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