The minister says he suffered a breakdown after discovering members of his flock tracked him over living arrangements dispute.
A surveillance rota was drawn up because of a belief he was not staying in a manse after a request to live in his own home was refused by the church.
According to a letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the minister was being “covertly monitored” for “insurance purposes”.
That story broke after it was revealed that a dossier alleging inappropriate behaviour within the Presbyterian Church is still on the desk of an independent regulator — three years after it was submitted.
Former Alliance Leader Lord Alderdice says he is deeply frustrated that the dossier hasn’t been reviewed.
The dossier was sent to the Charity Commission expressing concerns on the legitimacy of the church’s charity status due to its alleged ill-treatment of some of those working for the church.