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John Lunt | |
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Other names | Jonathan Lust |
Occupation | preacher |
Known for | seductions |
John Lunt was an infamous go-preacher, [1] of the New Dispensationists, a Protestant sect that believed that they were free from moral law. He seduced several women and girls under the guise of being a prophet.
He stood trial for rape on 29 June 1793 [2], that of Sarah, daughter of Archelaus Hammond. Archelaus was charged with aiding him. [3]
Though they were both acquitted [4], Lunt fled to the United States, where he published a satirical newspaper known as The Tickler.
One of the more demented New Dispensationists, John Lunt, was charged with rape in 1792, assisted by the father of the [..]