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Former West Sussex Priest Charged with Historic Sex Offences

Spirit FM
September 15, 2017

https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2379301/former-west-sussex-priest-charged-with-historic-sex-offences/



A man has been charged with sex offences against a young girl while he was a priest in West Sussex.

On Wednesday Brian Spence, also known as Macduff, a former Church of England priest of Sutton Road, Shrewsbury, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court.

The 78-year-old was accused of committing four offences of indecent assault on a girl then aged between 10 and 11 in Warnham, between 1978 and 1980.

He pleaded not guilty to all offences, and the case was committed Lewes Crown Court for a preliminary trial preparation hearing on October 11th.

The summons alleges that he indecently assaulted the girl at two locations in the village, one of which was Warnham parish church where he was the priest at the time.

Sussex Police officers who investigated the allegations which were received for the first time in September 2016, have worked closely with the Diocese of Chichester’s Safeguarding Team, who have actively supported the investigation.

Police emphasise that there are no current safeguarding issues for the church or the local Warnham community in relation to the investigation.

 

 

 

 

 




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