Eastbourne brothers speak of church sex abuse ordeal

UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News

Two brothers have spoken of the repeated abuse they were subjected to by an East Sussex Anglican priest and their fight for justice.

Phil and Gary Johnson from Eastbourne were abused by the Reverend Roy Cotton, who worked for the Diocese of Chichester, in the 1970s and 1980s.

Cotton, who died in 2006, was ordained in 1966 despite having a conviction for indecently assaulting a choirboy in the 1950s.

“It was prolonged – it went on for years and years,” said Phil Johnson.

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