A 'Reverend' who breached Covid rules by gathering inside a Christian bookshop was "effectively policing the police" after he headed there in a car after hearing officers had arrived, a court heard. The Rev Shaun Everest, who prefers to be referred to by the name 'Sadama Das', was found guilty of three charges by a judge today (Tuesday, June 7).
He was convicted of a Covid-19 breach, where there was a gathering of two or more people not in the same household or bubble, obstructing a police officer and failing to disperse when instructed by acting Inspector Paul Whitehead.
He was fined £180 for the obstruction, and £60 each on the remaining two charges. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and to pay prosecution costs of £620 after a trial.
