Two years after publicly admitting to the historic sexual abuse of a minor in Canada, a former minister of a secretive Christian sect continues to live without facing criminal charges.
A former traveling preacher for an insular religious group remains at liberty in the United States, despite confessing to law enforcement and the media that he sexually assaulted a child. Robert Corfield, once a minister for the network known as “The Truth,” currently resides in Montana, untouched by prosecutors following his admission of a years-long abuse campaign in the 1980s.
The lack of legal action has sparked outrage among survivors. The FBI opened an inquiry into the sect in early 2024, and Corfield confirmed federal agents interviewed him a year ago regarding his abuse of Michael Havet. The former minister stated that he answered truthfully and has not been contacted since, acknowledging that arrest remains a possibility.
A Second Victim Emerges
Complicating Corfield’s previous claims of having only a single victim, a second man has now come forward. The accuser, identified as Edward, alleges that Corfield assaulted him inside a camper during a 1974 trip in Canada when he was just 11 years old. Despite Edward reporting the incident to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), authorities declined to prosecute due to a lack of evidence.
What kind of pressure does the RCMP need to feel to make this move forward? It’s completely ridiculous.
The sect’s unique structure, which requires itinerant “workers” to live in the homes of congregants, allegedly facilitated the abuse. Victims argue that church leaders not only ignored the assaults but actively orchestrated cover-ups. Havet claims that after reporting the abuse to senior overseer Dale Shultz in 1993, Shultz assaulted him to enforce silence and relocated Corfield across the border to Montana.
SOURCES: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), FBI, BBC Interviews, Survivor Testimonies.
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