Former Moravian Minister Pleads Guilty To Sexual Offences Of 13-yr-old

[Sharingbuttons]Rupert Clarke, a former Moravian minister has pleaded guilty to sexual offences.

Mr. Clarke pleaded guilty to two counts of having sex with someone under 16 years old when he appeared in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon…reports.

Sentencing is set for March 8.

According to reports Clarke, decided to make a guilty plea after Justice Martin Gayle ruled that the matter should be transferred to Kingston for trial.

Mr. Clarke was taken into custody on December 28 last year by the St. Elizabeth Police after he was reportedly seen in a compromising position with a 15 year old girl in a car along the Austin main road in the parish. The second count on which he has pleaded guilty is in relation to a 13 year old girl, who is the sibling of the 15 year old he was initially accused of having sexual intercourse with.