In light of the most recent exchange here,
First, please be prayerful and discern people by
their fruit, as people misrepresent themselves sometimes
and are misrepresented by others.
Persecution in Denmark
In 2019, a documentary was made about certain ministries in Denmark that included
deceptively edited video of a deliverance involving Torben Sondergaard and
The Last Reformation (TLR), an
open ministry ran by Torben.
This led to national criticisms in Denmark, including from a children's welfare organization, of Torben based on
a provably false narrative.
It also led to Danish Parliament
openly referring to Torben as engaging in "psychological violence" -
- In proposal of a law that could result in
years of imprisonment for "psychological violence" and that criminalizes deliverance -
as well as an investigation for "quackery" or fraudulent medical practices in TLR
which did not result in any charges
Torben was also questioned by a municipal officer regarding an accusation of child abuse.
This is related to a
harassment campaign by a former TLR affiliate and a French national that have falsely accused TLR of various crimes, likely including the said child abuse accusation, and sent threatening emails including one threatening to put Torben in jail after moving to America. Both appeared in the said documentary and the French national likely even helped fund it.
Torben
was warned at some point by a friend that the government had planned to have him arrested.
Imprisonment In America
To avoid future legal trouble from false witnesses, Torben and his family sought asylum in the United States in 2019 where he was eventually granted a
work visa, however, his
visa was revoked after false accusations were made to Homeland Security while Torben was living in North Carolina.
However they did not inform him of this which resulted in him illegally being in America
before he could leave in response to his visa being revoked. Despite this, Torben
has not been charged with any crimes in America.
Torben was, however, arrested by an FBI agent with the Joint Terrorism Task Force and imprisoned in MacClenny, Florida's ICE detention center since late June of 2022. When he was arrested, he was told that it was related to an
accusation of smuggling weapons through Mexico. ICE later said that his arrest was because of Visa Overstay and
did not included this accusation in the documents given to Torben's team or deny it.
He was denied bond by an immigration judge citing him as a "flight risk" despite having no criminal charges and his ministry, however no reason was given why. Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has stated that Torben
is being persecuted for his Christian Faith.
Torben has appealed his imprisonment in federal court, however his motion to stay in America was denied. It is important to note that the immigration judge's ruling and the federal appeal were not predictable and in a way
unprecedented, therefore
it was very reasonable, at first, to expect to be at least out on bond relatively soon as opposed to needing to go back to Denmark and the potential persecution there for practicing his Christian Faith, potentially forfeiting future attempts to seek asylum in America.
It is unclear whether Torben will stay in America through his plea in the 11th Circuit, or will soon be deported. Torben has been in ICE's MacClenny Detention center longer than any other prisoner since he as gotten there, despite no criminal charges.
Deposition Against Former Student
Furthermore, in a defamation suit against a former TLR affiliate and youtuber that frequently accuses Torben of crimes such as
tax evasion and
rape, the former student
said under oath that he had no support for his accusations, and described contact with "European nationals" that hired private investigators for TLR and an "Orlando based ICE officer" that both have given him information about Torben, Torben's lawyer reports.
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Thank you for reading, and please pray for Torben and all of those who are being persecuted, in Jesus' name.
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