Former Destiny Church member facing indecent assault charges remanded on bail

8:20 pm on 13 June 2024
Detail of the wall behind the judge in a court room at the Manukau District Court.

The 29-year-old man appeared in Manukau District Court. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

*This story published on 12 June, 2024 has been updated on 13 June, 2024, to clarify in the headlines it is a former member.

Tempers erupted outside an Auckland court as a former Destiny Church member appeared facing indecent assault charges.

The 29-year-old man appeared in Manukau District Court on Wednesday morning, in front of Judge David Cameron.

The man, who has interim name suppression, is facing multiple charges of indecent assault against two victims.

He sat quietly in the dock during his first court appearance, but after he left the courtroom a young man could be heard shouting at him.

The man was remanded on bail and will next appear in court on 24 June.