Church leader jailed for nine years after sex offence convictions

en staff  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Oct 2025
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Church leader jailed for nine years after sex offence convictions

Alexandra Road Congregational Church (Photo: www.efcc.org.uk)

Note: This article contains references to sexual abuse.

A former deacon and director of a Hemel Hempstead church has been jailed for nine years.

Michael Toms, 61, of Alexandra Road Congregational Church, had previously been found guilty of multiple sexual abuse offences against two girls between 1979 and 1983.

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