Destiny NZ leader Richard Lewis has acknowledged that revelations about his dodgy police record are damaging for his church and its political offshoot. The Herald on Sunday has revealed that Lewis, who has traded on his former police career in his current work as an antigay morals campaigner, had a questionable record during his decade in the force; cheating on police tests, charged following a bar room brawl, and investigated for possessing steroids. Lewis regrets his mistakes, and puts it down to overwork and a drinking problem he had at the time. He says joining the Destiny Church “filled the hole the bottle had".
Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff
First published: Monday, 11th October 2004 - 12:00pm