Victim Phil Johnson Blasts "Establishment Cover-up" over Former Bishop Peter Ball's Sex Abuse

Western Daily Press
September 14, 2015

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Victim Phil Johnson blasts 'establishment cover-up' over former bishop Peter Ball's sex abuse

A victim has blasted an "establishment cover-up" after the Crown Prosecution Service admitted it should have charged a sex offending bishop 22 years ago.

The CPS said that it was wrong to merely caution predatory Peter Ball, a former bishop who has now admitted a string of sex offences, as it had enough evidence to prosecute him in 1993.

Victim Phil Johnson, who bravely waived his right to anonymity to speak out, blasted the failure to prosecute him sooner.

The former Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, now 83, initially denied the offences but changed his plea at the last minute to admit offences against 18 teens and young men over a 25-year period.