Apostle Christene McLean
Apostle Christene McLean, the St Ann clergywoman who was charged after allegedly hosting a church service in breach of COVID-19 protocols in March of this year, has been fined a total of just over $300,000 in court.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) when she appeared in the St Ann Parish Court on Tuesday.
Senior Parish Judge, Vaughn Facey, fined McLean $150,000 on each count, with an alternative of six months in prison.
Winston McCoy and Phillipa Gordon, two members of McLean s City of Refuge EndTime Prophetic Ministries Church in St Ann’s Bay, also pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the DRMA.
Apostle Christene McLean, founder of the City of Refuge Endtime Prophetic Ministries
A St Ann clergywoman has been arrested and charged after allegedly hosting a church service in clear breach of the COVID-19 prevention measures.
Apostle Christene McLean, founder of the City of Refuge Endtime Prophetic Ministries in St Ann’s Bay, was charged with breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act.
Two other members of the church have also been charged. Their identities could not be ascertained up to publication time.
Reports are that sometime after 12pm Tuesday, the police attempted to halt a church service where more than 50 people, including children, were worshipping without the wearing of masks. There was allegedly also no social distancing.