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Vicar on 'sham marriages' charge Vicar on 'sham marriages' charge
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A vicar has been charged following an inquiry into allegations of "sham marriages" at an East Sussex church. A vicar is one of two men charged following an inquiry into allegations of "sham marriages" in East Sussex.
Rev Alex Brown, 60, of Blomfield Road, St Leonards, was the vicar at St Peter and St Paul Church in the town. Rev Alex Brown, 60, the vicar at St Peter and St Paul Church in St Leonards, and Bladymar Buckak, 32, were arrested on Tuesday.
The UK Border Agency joint immigration crime team charged him with conspiring to facilitate unlawful entry to the UK. The UK Border Agency joint immigration crime team charged them with conspiring to facilitate unlawful entry to the UK.
He was also charged with solemnising a church marriage without banns being published. Mr Brown will appear at Hastings Magistrates Court on Thursday. Mr Brown, of Blomfield Road, was also charged with solemnising a church marriage without banns being published.
Another man and woman have been bailed pending further enquiries and a fourth man remains in custody. They will appear at Hastings Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Mr Buckak, of Angelsea Terrace, was charged with one count of conspiring to facilitate unlawful entry and carrying out an act tending and intended to pervert the course of justice.
He was charged with one count of using a false document.
Another man and woman have been bailed pending further inquiries.
A spokesman for the Chichester diocese said the vicar had been suspended from his duties pending the outcome of the investigation.A spokesman for the Chichester diocese said the vicar had been suspended from his duties pending the outcome of the investigation.