A Zimbabwean church pastor who was convicted of sex abuse was a victim of a miscarriage of justice, appeal judges in the United Kingdom have ruled.
Scotland’s senior judge, the Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, said convictions against Walter Masocha would be quashed.
Masocha, 52, had earlier been told to carry out 250 hours unpaid work for sexually assaulting his parishioners.
The Crown said there had been alleged misdirection at his trial on a point over prior inconsistent statements.
When former university lecturer Masocha was sentenced at Falkirk Sheriff Court in June 2015, Sheriff Kenneth McGowan said he had suffered a “spectacular fall from grace”.
Masocha had denied sexually assaulting a woman at the Church of Agape and engaging in sexual activity towards a schoolgirl at its base at Sauchieburn, Stirling.
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Scotland jails disgraced Zimbabwean “Prophet”…Jul 29, 202532,157
Scotland jails disgraced Zimbabwean “Prophet”…Jul 29, 202532,157
Scotland jails disgraced Zimbabwean “Prophet”…
Masocha UK church urges him to sue sex offence accusersSep 1, 2016713
Masocha UK church urges him to sue sex offence accusersSep 1, 2016713
Masocha UK church urges him to sue sex offence accusers
Masocha cleared of sex offences returns to UK ministryAug 31, 2016728
Source: Nehandaradio
