Madeline was acquitted on all counts against her, but her husband was convicted of one count of sexual assault

In 2017 Samuel Emerson and his wife Madeline were charged with a series of sexual assaults

CLOVERDALE (NEWS 1130) – A former youth pastor in Cloverdale has been convicted of one count of sexual assault.

Samuel Emerson and his wife Madelaine Emerson were both facing multiple charges including threats to cause death, sexual assault and sexually touching a minor.

Madelaine Emerson was acquitted on all counts against her.

35-year-old Samuel Emerson used to be a pastor at Cloverdale Christian Fellowship Church until he was charged with 25 offences in October of 2017.

The offences allegedly occurred at the Emerson family home and the Cowichan River Bible camp between 2013 and 2017.