A faith healer who claimed he had the gift of healing from God, but who
also encouraged people to be naked while he gave them the healing touch,
has lost his appeal of his sexual assault convictions.
Born in
Quebec, the man 'practised' in the Sudbury area and New Liskeard. He was
sentenced in January 2013 to a year in jail and three years probation
after being convicted on six counts of sexual assault and 22 counts of
breach of recognizance and probation.
The breach of probation
charges were connected to incidents dating back to 2007, after which he
was ordered to not be alone with any of his clients during the healing
sessions.
The appeal was based, in part, on the man's contention
that the judge in the case was showed bias against him because the
judge was openly skeptical about whether the man had divine healing
powers.
'Spiritual' healer who asked clients to disrobe loses appeal
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