Christian man who faced prison for ex-LGBTQ testimony found not guilty after 3-year legal battle

Teona Gherasim

A  Christian man in Malta who faced jail time after publicly sharing his testimony of leaving the LGBTQ lifestyle has been acquitted after a three-year legal battle. Matthew Grech, 33,  faced up to five months in prison  and a fine of 5,000 euros ($5,400) for an interview he gave to the media outlet PMnews Malta in 2022. During the segment, Grech discussed his personal journey of leaving a homosexual lifestyle to become a born-again Christian. On Wednesday, Magistrate Monica Vella ruled that