The trial of former vicar Jonathan Fletcher has been postponed to May 2026 to enable the defence to obtain expert reports on his fitness to plead.
Fletcher pleaded not guilty in August 2024 to eight counts of indecent assault on a male. His trial had been due to start on 30 June. Kingston Crown Court confirmed that he has not yet been arraigned on an additional count of grievous bodily harm.
Fletcher, 82, retired as minister at Emmanuel Church Wimbledon in 2012. The offences allegedly took place between 1973 and 1999.
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