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Spoiler warning for Thursday 20th June 2024. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 05:30 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: Contains spoilers for Thursday\u2019s EastEnders episode (20th June 2024), currently available on BBC iPlayer.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article contains a discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> aired a major turning point for Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) in Thursday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

The BBC One soap has told a powerful story concerning the Walford favourite after she was sexually assaulted by Pastor Gideon Clayton<\/a> (portrayed by Howard Saddler) in April.<\/p>\n

Since then, Yolande has confided her friend Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) and partner Patrick Trueman<\/a> (Rudolph Walker) before reporting her experience to the church.<\/p>\n

However, after further unsettling behaviour from Pastor Clayton at Jordan Atkins\u2019s baptism this week, Yolande decided to report Clayton to the police in Wednesday\u2019s episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Thursday\u2019s episode, as Yolande\u2019s loved ones searched for her, she underwent a police interview in moving scenes before a police officer told her that she would need to recount the story once more in a sexual assault centre.<\/p>\n

Yolande called Elaine to support her as she underwent the gruelling process of relaying her traumatic experience once more.<\/p>\n

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Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Back in Walford, Pastor Clayton visited Yolande\u2019s home to check on her whereabouts and even offered his help to Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) in finding her.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, an anxious Patrick confided his anxieties in surrogate daughter Denise Fox (Diane Parish) but stopped short of betraying Yolande\u2019s confidence.<\/p>\n

Eventually, Yolande returned home and decided it was time to tell her family the truth and divulged her experience to Denise, Chelsea, and Kim Fox (Tameka Empson).<\/p>\n

As they apologised for the pressure surrounding the baptism, a fuming Denise made for the community centre to warn off Pastor Clayton.<\/p>\n

However, as Denise, Yolande, and Patrick approached, they witnessed the police arrive to arrest Pastor Clayton on suspicion of sexual assault.<\/p>\n

As Pastor Clayton claimed his innocence and highlighted he was a man of god, Yolande watched on in satisfaction that justice may finally be served.<\/p>\n

Will the evil Pastor find a way out of this?<\/p>\n

For help and support on issues raised within this article, head to\u00a0Hourglass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0End Violence Against Women<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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