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Cult pastor Lee Jae-rock jailed for raping followers

South Korean pastor Lee Jaerock arrives at the Seoul Central District Court to attend his trial in Seoul on November 22, 2018.

South Korean pastor Lee Jaerock arrives at the Seoul Central District Court to attend his trial in Seoul on November 22, 2018. Source: AFP

ABC reports that megachurch pastor Lee Jae-rock who pretended to be God has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping female followers.


ABC covers that news that Lee Jae-rock (75), head of the Manmin Central Church in Seoul, was jailed for 15 years for raping eight female followers of his church.

According to the church’s website, it claims that there are 135,000 followers in their 10,000 associate churches around the world but it was described as a cult by the mainstream Christian organisation.

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