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Brooke Covington, a member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindle, N.C., leaves a hearing at Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, N.C., May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)

Word of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina

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This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)

Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial

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In this Friday, May 19, 2017 photo, Matthew Fenner stands with his aunt, Lynn Rape, outside the Rutherford County Courthouse after a hearing on his case against Word of Faith Fellowship church in Rutherfordton, N.C. Fenner, a former church member, said he was kidnapped and assaulted by members because he is gay. In December 2014, a grand jury indicted five church members. “If it wasn’t for our pressure,” Rape said, “nothing would have happened.” (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

AP: Authorities delayed investigating gay ‘demons’ case

By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 19, 2017, file photo, Brooke Covington, right, a member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindle, N.C., leaves a hearing at Rutherford County Courthouse, background, in Rutherfordton, N.C., accompanied by an attorney, Joshua Valentine, left, and her husband, Kent Covington. A man has been charged with harassing the jury that is deliberating in the trial of Brooke Covington, a North Carolina minister accused of beating a congregant to expel his “homosexual demons.” The man apparently made a comment Tuesday, June 6, 2017, to the jurors in a hallway that they needed to reach a verdict. Deliberations began Monday, June 5. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)

Juror’s documents lead to mistrial in gay beating trial

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The Latest: Mom says son’s comment to jury was likely a joke

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Jury deliberation to continue Tuesday in gay beating trial

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The Latest: Jurors begin deliberating in gay beating trial

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In this photo taken May 19, 2017, Brooke Covington, a member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindle, N.C., leaves a hearing at Rutherford County Courthouse accompanied by attorney, Joshua Valentine, in Rutherfordton, N.C. Covington and other church members are accused of kidnapping and assaulting Matthew Fenner, a former church member, because he is gay. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Co-defendant testifies against minister in church abuse case

By MITCH WEISS and JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

This photo taken May 19, 2017, shows Brooke Covington, a member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindle, N.C., leaving a hearing at Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, N.C. Covington and other church members are accused of kidnapping and assaulting Matthew Fenner, a former church member, because he is gay. Covington, 58, has pleaded innocent to one count each of kidnapping and assault. If convicted, she faces up to two years in prison. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

‘Am I going to die?’ Gay man testifies at church trial

By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR - Associated Press

This photo taken May 19, 2017, shows Brooke Covington, a member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindle, N.C., leaving a hearing at Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, N.C. Covington and other church members are accused of kidnapping and assaulting Matthew Fenner, a former church member, because he is gay. Covington, 58, has pleaded innocent to one count each of kidnapping and assault. If convicted, she faces up to two years in prison. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

The Latest: Gay congregant testifies at minister’s trial

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