Former Youth leader of the Destiny Church, Kiwa Hamiora-Te Hira, was closed for six years for boys sexual abuse

Kiwa Hamiora Te Hira was sentenced to Manukau District Court on Monday.
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A former youth leader of the Church of Destiny, who sexually abused several young boys was sentenced to six years in prison.

Kiwa Hamiora-Te Hira pleaded guilty at the end of last year for a series of sexual violations and accusations of indecent aggression.

The attacks took place over the course of five years, while Hira’s Hira worked for youth programs understood to be connected to the Destiny Church.

On Monday, at Manukau District Court, Clare Bennett said that the attacks appeared premeditated and were an equal violation of confidence.

The sentence was preceded by impact statements of six victims who described the feeling betrayed by a person whom they thought is a role model.

The condition of Hamiora-te Hira for 76 months included a 25 percent discount for the guilty plea.

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