PRIEST ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE FOUND NOT GUILTY
PARMER COUNTY (KSMX)- A Parmer County jury found Peter Wafula, the former priest accused of sexual abuse of a child, not guilty today.
KFDA Amarillo reports, that the courtroom heard the closing statements today before the jury went into deliberations. During the closing statements, the defense told the courtroom, “There is no greater crime on earth than to convict an innocent man.”
On the other hand, the prosecution said, “A person who knows he should never be alone with a child has him alone in a place where he has control.”
The jury had three options to consider, including indecency with a child, assault or not guilty. They came back with the not guilty verdict in just over an hour.
Wafula’s attorney, Dan Hurley, issued a written statement about the verdict:
Wafula served in Hereford, Friona, and Bovina before he was removed from the ministry in 2018.
Wafula has been acquitted of all charges.
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