A church secretary accused of holding on to millions of dollars entrusted to her by her bishop walked into court with a bag of cash, insisting she had finally settled the debt over salary payments—but the clergyman says more than $1 million is still missing.

Alecia Livermore, who served as secretary for an online church, appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last Thursday charged with fraudulent conversion.

During the hearing, Livermore handed over $372,000, which she claimed was the remaining balance she owed the complainant.