Queer Christian ‘could never go to church again’ after being ‘groped’ at mass

A former member of an LGBT+ church said their experience being groped drove them away for good. Picture shows stock images of a church and a model, which are not connected to the incidents (Picture: Kate Finnerty/Metro/Getty)

Pinned against a wall while being groped, John* knew he had to act.

‘I wanted to move away from them, but they cornered me, gave me a hug, and then grabbed my arse’, they told Metro.

This wasn’t the first time a leader at this LGBT+ church in the UK had been accused of inappropriate touching.