"The wife of a man accused of sexually assaulting members of his congregation has claimed the alleged victims had "an axe to grind" with the Jehovah's Witnesses church, court documents reveal.
Key points:
- A Sunshine Coast man accused of the rape and sexual assault of members of the Jehovah's Witnesses community has withdrawn his bail application
- Court documents state the alleged offending occurred over a period of years at several locations throughout Queensland
- Police claim in court documents that some of the alleged victims were "ostracised" when they tried to report the matter to senior members of the church
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with more than 50 offenses including rape, torture, and procuring sex acts by false pretense"