LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Rape trial of preacher Cecil Gilbert

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:52

Description

Report of the Old Bailey trial of travelling evangelist preacher Cecil Gilbert, a conman who exploited the sexual and religious naivety of young women around the world by drugging and then raping them. On the specimen charges brought in respect of four women, suspicions that he may have committed many more rapes, his various alibis, previous offences and money-making activities, and his suspected heart attack during the trial. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Crime; Clergy; Crime victims; Trials; Rape; Cecil Gilbert; Preachers

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