School Abbot Sex Quiz Reverend at Scandal-hit Ampleforth School Probed by Cops over Pupils’ Abuse Complaints

By Annabel Howard
The Sun
September 1, 2016

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1707820/reverend-at-scandal-hit-ampleforth-school-probed-by-cops-over-pupils-abuse-complaints/

THE abbot at a scandal-hit Roman Catholic public school is being investigated over alleged child sex abuse.

The Rt Rev Cuthbert Madden, chairman of governors at Ampleforth College, has been quizzed by cops over complaints by four ex-pupils.

Rt Rev Cuthbert Madden is being investigated by cops after complaints from pupils

He has stepped aside from responsibilities at the school run by the Benedictine community.

Three monks and a lay teacher have been convicted of historic sex offences against more than 30 pupils at the North Yorkshire college.

Father Cuthbert, 61, has previously blasted such crimes as a grievous betrayal of trust, stating that “the safety and protection of children in our care is a sacred responsibility”.

Ampleforth College has previously been at the centre of historical sexual offences

He described the actions of one convicted Ampleforth monk as a “fall from the high standards expected of a man committed to a life of service to God.”