UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A Somerset school hit by allegations of historical sexual offences is considering taking itself out of the control of the Roman Catholic clergy.
Downside Abbey said it was undertaking a “major review” and that “significant changes” would be announced soon.
Last week Richard David White, 66, a monk who taught there, was jailed for five years for child sex offences.
White, of Hyde, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court.
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