Five members of Word of Faith Fellowship (WOFF) in Spindale, North Carolina have been indicted on kidnapping and assault charges for allegedly attacking and beating a fellow church member, who is gay.

Matt Comer at QNotes reports that a grand jury on Tuesday indicted Justin Brocke Covington, Brooke McFadden Covington, Robert Louis Walker, Jr. and Adam Christopher Bartley on second-degree kidnapping and simple assault charges. Sarah Covington Anderson was also indicted on second-degree kidnapping, simple assault and assault by strangulation charges.

The indictment stems from allegations made by Matthew Fenner, 21, who said church members attacked him because he is gay. On January 27, 2013, Fenner was allegedly threatened with confinement for two days, slapped, strangled and verbally assaulted to “free” him from “homosexual demons.” Fenner, a former church member, said as many as 15-20 men his age assaulted him, screaming and shaking him, punching his chest and grabbing his head while telling him to repeat certain phrases.

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