Destiny leader 'stood down'

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After allegations of abuse

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/destiny-church-youth-group-leader-stood-down-police-investigation-under-way-into-allegations-of-sexual-abuse/TC46HOWEIJEE3PQXLQ5TOCSL2Y/

Destiny Church youth group leader stood down, police investigation under way into allegations of sexual abuse.
A Destiny Church youth leader has been stood down and a police investigation launched into allegations the man sexually abused youths in his care. The Herald understands there are multiple alleged victims, with the alleged abuse spanning several years.
The man was a longstanding Destiny disciple. His Facebook page is littered with photos of church events, many involving teenagers from the Boys2Men youth group.
There are also several images of the man with Destiny leader Brian Tamaki, including of him being anointed by the self-proclaimed apostle.
A mother whose son attended the youth group claims the youth was abused by the accused man, who often had teens staying at his house.
She alerted police in November last year after her son revealed he had been sexually abused. It’s understood police then contacted Destiny Church, which immediately stood the man down from his volunteer leadership role and banned him from the church.
The Herald also understands church leadership went to the man’s house to remove any teenagers who were staying there.
Police interviewed the mother’s son late last year and told her they were gathering evidence for a potential prosecution, she said.
But more than six months on, the mother said she has not had any updates on the investigation.
The solo mum said apart from an initial meeting with church leadership, she had received no communications from Destiny and no support since the abuse allegations came to light.
She told the Herald she sensed something was wrong with her son a year ago due to anger issues and growing disrespect for women. She felt he was being “controlled” and “used” by the youth group leader.
“Other mothers also felt something was wrong but there was no evidence. We felt that we had beautiful, respectful kids and all of them became very disrespectful of us as women.
“We had our own youth turning on us like they were gang members.”
The mother said she contacted Destiny Church about her concerns last year but received no response.
Since the abuse allegations emerged, the mother understands Destiny held a meeting with the man’s alleged victims, including her son, without contacting parents or seeking their permission. She felt this was highly inappropriate given the boys’ ages and during a police investigation.
The mother said she quit Destiny Church several years ago after becoming disillusioned with the culture and cult-like following.
“It seemed all hype and emotion. I just felt like the allegiance was to the leaders and the leader instead of God."

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