Jesus Army abuse 'covered-up by church leaders'
Abuse of women and children was covered-up by senior members of a disgraced religious sect, according to a report leaked to the BBC.
All five surviving leaders of the now-defunct Jesus Army were found to have colluded with sexual offenders through their handling of complaints.
The report followed an inquiry commissioned by the church in 2017.
The Jesus Fellowship Church Trust (JFCT) declined to comment when approached by the BBC.
Last year it apologised to anyone "who experienced harm in the past" and urged victims to contact police.
The Jesus Army was a cult-like religious movement that sprang up in Northamptonshire in the 1970s and established a sprawling community of houses.
Last year it dissolved after the BBC revealed hundreds of former members were seeking damages for alleged sexual, physical and psychological abuse.
Ten people from the church have been convicted of sex offences.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-53450901
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