Grace Road Church founder sentenced to 6 years in prison by South Korean Court

By Rashika Kumar

Wednesday 31/07/2019

Grace Road Church founder, Shin Ok‑ju

Grace Road Church founder, Shin Ok‑ju has been sentenced to six years in prison by the South Korean Court.

Shin Ok‑ju convinced her followers to move to Fiji in 2014, claiming they would be safe here from imminent natural disasters.

Once they arrived, their passports were confiscated and many of them were allegedly subjected to beatings and brutal rituals supposedly aimed at driving out evil spirits.

Shin was arrested last July.

South Korean court also sentenced five other church officials where some got suspended sentences while others were sentenced to 42 months in prison.

South Korean pastor Lee Jae-rock was jailed for raping eight female followers. [Photo: AFP]

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