Former Okanagan pastor who was religiously motivated to beat his children sent to prison

The “controlling and manipulative” Okanagan man believed he had the blessing of the Bible when he beat his children. But a judge says that doesn’t excuse criminal conduct and he sentenced the man to 4.5 years imprisonment. The assaults took place in the family home at or near Armstrong between October 2009 and August 2012 when the three children were between the ages of 18 months and four years. 

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