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"Street preacher" arrested for quoting Bible at "gay" pair has won £13K in damages
express.co.uk John Craven, 57, won a payout days before his case under the Human Rights Act was due in court, after a three-year legal battle which cost taxpayers £50,000. The Christian Institute said it was “one of the worst cases” of infringement of religious liberty it had heard of, adding: “Nobody should face 19 hours in custody for simply answering a question about their beliefs.” Mr Craven was on his soapbox in a Manchester street in 2011 when two boys approached him and asked for his views on homosexuality. He began quoting Revelations Chapter 21 Verse 8 which reads: “But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.” The youngsters complained to a mounted policeman that Mr Craven’s “insulting” comments caused them “harassment and distress”. PC Alistair McKittrick of Greater Manchester Police was said to have “grabbed’’ Mr Craven “roughly by the arm” before detaining him under Section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986. This criminalises the use of insulting words with the intention of causing harassment, alarm or distress. If convicted Mr Craven could have faced up to six months jail. The catering boss claimed he was denied food, water and medication for his rheumatoid arthritis for at least 15 hours of his stay at a police station in Salford. He was fingerprinted and had to give a sample of his DNA before being bailed.He was told no action would be taken after police consulted the Crown Prosecution Service. He sued for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and breach of his human rights, citing his entitlement to enjoy the freedom to manifest his religion and freedom of expression, including the freedom to impart information and ideas without interference by a public authority He described the episode as “extremely distressing”. to read more: express.co.uk
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