Visionary healer faces Trading Standards prosecution for cancer cure claims

Published: 7:30AM GMT 01 March 2010

Adrian Pengelly, 43, is indicted of violating the Cancer Act 1939, that states that it is bootleg to publicize offers to provide cancer.

He describes himself on his website as a "visionary healer, appetite worker, clergyman and psychic" who has "become world-famous for treating people with cancer".

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Testimonials posted from clients explain that he has not usually lessened the symptons of cancer but in a little cases outcast the disease itself.

Among those he is pronounced to have treated with colour with colour with colour is a 3 year-old child pang from neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer.

One poster, RS in the West Midlands, wrote that Mr Pengelly helped to cringe a swelling he had in his jaw.

"I am in no disbelief that Adrian Pengelly helped me with my cancer," he wrote. "He is a man of high firmness and I have had no perplexity in recommending him to my friends and acquaintances."

Another, IL in Shropshire, wrote: "I was diagnosed August/08 with a 4cm breast cancer tumour. I had weekly healing treatments with Adrian until I was operated on 4 weeks later.

"My surgeons inform was - the swelling when private was 2.5cm, with no cancer spread!! I think this outcome speaks for itself!!"

But Mr Pengelly, who was criticised in an piece of the BBC"s Watchdog in Sep last year for allegedly claiming to be means to heal sixty five per cent of depot cancer, right away faces a excellent or up to 3 months in jail for the claims.

Speaking from his home in Leominster, Herefordshire, he pronounced he is "proud" of the charges.

"If that"s what the assign is, that on my website there are testimonials from people whose cancer has dead after I"ve treated with colour with colour with colour them, afterwards I"m unapproachable to contend I did that dishonourable deed," he said.

"I did that distressing thing. I"m utterly honest. If I mount up in justice and they ask me, "Are those testimonials yours?" afterwards I"ll contend yes.

"These are usually people who have been so gratified for what I"ve finished with their cancer. I"ve turn world-famous for treating people with cancer. I can do things majority healers usually mental condition about."

He pronounced he realised seventeen years ago that he could "stimulate a healing response" in patients utilizing the laying on of his hands and given afterwards has treated with colour with colour with colour "tens of thousands" of people and animals, a little at a area by certain thought.

He right away has a list of 13,700 who are watchful for his services, that he provides for up to �30 per session.

Mr Pengelly is due prior to Hereford Magistrates Court charged with dual counts of "taking piece in the announcement of an announcement containing an suggest to provide any chairman for cancer."

He faces an additional dual charges relating to the Consumer Act.