David Lynn, a church leader from Canada, was arrested in March while preaching outside Barking Tube station, for alleged homophobic comments.
He had preached about people searching for love in the wrong places, saying that it is only through a right relationship with Christ that this deep need can be satisfied. A passer-by accused him of making homophobic statements, but there was no video evidence to back up the false accusation. He was held for 20 hours, then released, with the interviewing officers admitting that mistakes had been made.
Pastor Lynn has preached on the streets for over 22 years. He also leads a ministry called Christ’s Forgiveness Ministries, based in Toronto, which has 40,000 supporters and a YouTube channel with over 8.8 million views.
