Pastor Charged After Backyard Baptism Death
TL;DR
British pastor Cheryl Bartley was charged with gross negligence manslaughter after 61-year-old Robert Smith drowned during a backyard baptism at a private Birmingham home; the incident, reportedly livestreamed on Facebook, occurred in Oct. 2023 and Bartley is due in Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on May 14 as the case continues.
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