UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A retired Anglican priest remained a school governor for more than a year after claims of child sex abuse against him came to light, the BBC has found.
Canon Gordon Rideout, 73, was held last Tuesday on suspicion of child sex abuse between 1965 and 1972 and later bailed.
The BBC has found he remained as a school governor in Eastbourne after the church suspended him following a Criminal Records Bureau check.
The school and education authority would not comment during the inquiry.
But head teacher of Bishop Bell school, Terry Boatwright, said he wanted to reassure parents the allegations were historical and not connected with the school.
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