Pastor defends trafficking victim who turned to benefits fraud
Sun
05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016
By
Alex Williams
Alex Williams
A pastor from South Yorkshire is defending a member of his church who admitted
wrongly claiming £48,000 in benefits after she was targeted by traffickers in
west Africa.
wrongly claiming £48,000 in benefits after she was targeted by traffickers in
west Africa.
Ben Hudd from The Ark in Sheffield has spoken out following comments published in
the national media suggesting his congregation member, Linda Okungbowa, should
be in jail.
the national media suggesting his congregation member, Linda Okungbowa, should
be in jail.
Mr Hudd, 47, says a judge was right to show mercy to the 36-year-old, who used the
false payments to pay the traffickers who brought her to the UK from Nigeria in
2004.
false payments to pay the traffickers who brought her to the UK from Nigeria in
2004.
A mother to three young children, Ms Okungbowa was sentenced at the city's Crown
Court to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years.
Court to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years.
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