The British pastor Daniel Hull, accused of fornication with underage boys from the Roma settlement in Sliven, probably continues to seek contact with the children and their families. He is in the Burgas prison, but according to reports, he sends letters, money and material resources to the victims.
„We have only spoken with some of them. In some of the letters that he sends to the families, which happens in the mail, he says that he misses them, that he misses them, that he loves him, makes references to the Bible, to the Lord, and continues with this influence of his as a self-proclaimed pastor to maintains this relationship of dependence and fear of God towards people and their families. A large part of them do not wish to see and hear him in any way, although there have been proposals through other people to visit the prison in Burgas. Of course, they refused”, said Rositsa Kratunkova, foundation “For Hope” – one of the people still working with children and families after this case.
The police and the prosecutor's office in Sliven told bTV that there were no reports from the children's families that Daniel Hull had tried to contact them.
However, families of children who were victims of the pastor told bTV that Hull was actually trying to contact the children and was sending money to them through his mother, who lives in Varna, and through one of the pastors in the Roma quarter "Hope". However, people categorically refused to stand in front of our camera.
„Sometimes it is not through money, but through purely material products such as firewood or basic necessities. The idea is to continue the relationship of dependence, power and submission. Based on this example, there is a misunderstanding in society about how violence works. This is not only about Roma children and only about the neighborhood of “Nadezhda”, but how to make justice more gentle for children and understand how the mechanisms of violence work,” added Rositsa Kratunkova.
The British pastor Daniel Hull is accused of fornication with underage boys from the Roma neighborhood of Sliven. He is currently detained in Burgas prison. According to the testimony of the victims, Hull had contact with 14 children.
He was arrested for the first time in September 2019 and accused of fornication with 8 Bulgarian boys from the same neighborhood in Sliven. In August 2022, the 45-year-old pastor was arrested again and accused of lewdness with three minors and one minor boy from the Roma neighborhood. Hope “ in Sliven. According to the indictment, between June and August 10, 2022, Hull tricked the children with treats and money, taking advantage of their dependence on him.
The case against Pastor Hull is now in the trial phase and is scheduled for May 14.