SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) On Thursday, the Santa Clara County Superior Court ruled a South Bay church pastor threatened with jail time for holding in-person services will remain free for now.
Robert Tyler, an attorney for Calvary Chapel in San Jose, made the announcement on the court steps just after 5 p.m. following the contempt hearing.
Santa Clara County sued Calvary Chapel Pastor Mike McClure and his church to stop it from hosting indoor services without face masks amid a worsening COVID-19 pandemic. The county has expressly said that they re only looking for monetary sanctions, Tyler says. Not looking to put Pastor McClure or Pastor Carson Atherley in jail, thank God.