UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
By Colin Campbell
BBC South East Home Affairs Correspondent
The Church of England has carried out a investigation into a former Sussex bishop, the BBC has learnt.
The Right Reverend Bishop Peter Ball resigned in 1993 after receiving a police caution for committing an act of gross indecency against a teenager.
Files kept at Lambeth Palace about the former Bishop of Lewes are being scrutinised by police.
A Church of England spokesman said the church had instigated a review of the files and could not comment further.
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