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Father of Boy Killed in Church Beating Cites Scripture: "Blows That Hurt Drive Off Evil"

Brendan O'Connor · 06/30/16 02:45PM

The father of two boys beaten and whipped in a group counseling session last year testified on Wednesday that his sons were attacked by members of their church because they had been suspected of sexually molesting their sister and their half-sister’s children. “Blows that hurt drive off evil,” Bruce Leonard told the court, by way of explanation.