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Access bids filed as church beating case proceeds
News outlets sought access to documents and lifted a gag order in the North Carolina church beating case involving minister Brooke Covington accused of orchestrating the assault on congregant Matthew Fenner during a January 2013 service. Judge sealed materials after a mistrial sparked by a juror’s improper document sharing. Covington faces trial alongside others for assault and kidnapping at Word of Faith Fellowship. The church, founded in 1979 by Jane and Sam Whaley, counts hundreds of NC members and international affiliates.
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Associated Press
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Brooke Covington
Word of Faith Fellowship
Spindale
Matthew Fenner
Covington
Fenner
Gary Gaverus
Rutherford County Superior Court
Jane Whaley
Sam
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