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Andrew Ashby's story of attending an Assemblies of God church in 2004 featured at the royal commission

By Joanne McCarthy
October 23 2019 - 7:00am
Ignored: Andrew Ashby was raped, ignored and allegedly threatened after seeking compensation from Australian Christian Churches for abuse in a Sunshine Coast church.
Ignored: Andrew Ashby was raped, ignored and allegedly threatened after seeking compensation from Australian Christian Churches for abuse in a Sunshine Coast church.

ANDREW Ashby was brutally raped by an Assemblies of God youth pastor in 2004, ignored by the church group when the pastor was jailed five years later, and offered $10,000 when he sought support and compensation as a 20-year-old.

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