"They can do with the manse whatever they want. I am also finished with the Doornkloof NG Church. My husband is still a member but not me." The Ellis couple were recently censured by the church following a long association with the present dominee.

Marianne also fell into disfavour with the church elders after her whip cracking came to light. She had a vast clientele who made use of her services as a dominatrix, and some apparently even included her fellow congregants. Marianne was a devoted church-goer until recently and often helped with church activities regarding the poor.

The soft-spoken woman recently showed the Pretoria News her "torture chamber" and equipment. She saw to clients' fetishes a stone's throw from the church, but swears she never actually had sex with them and was not running a brothel.

On Tuesday, she said she had hung up the whip for now. "But I will crack the whip again after we have moved. Then I will be back with a vengeance."

Marianne has had a difficult time since her activities were revealed in the media. People have targeted the manse in the quiet suburb of Doringkloof, throwing bottles and other objects into the driveway.

Ellis has agreed to move out of the manse by the end of May. It was agreed that if she and her family did not move, they could be removed by the sheriff.

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