The South Canterbury man, who has permanent name suppression, has been sentenced to five months home detention at Timaru District Court. "I don't think this is Christian behaviour at all. Salvation Army Social Services Secretary Pam Waugh said as a community Christians should be showing the way in how people should be treated. Two earlier incidents involving the man's son and his 10-year-old daughter were also mentioned in court. Defence counsel Jay Lovely told the court that community detention would be the best punishment, as the man had a Bible study one evening per week.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 30, 2016 05:26 UTC