UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
By Colin Campbell
BBC South East Home Affairs Correspondent
A bishop attempted to prevent a priest’s Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check – which detailed allegations of child sex abuse – being dealt with properly, it has been alleged.
The allegation forms part of an official complaint against Bishop of Lewes, Rt Rev Wallace Benn, according to sources outside the Diocese of Chichester.
A CRB check against a retired priest who has since been charged with 38 sex offences against children and young adults, was not passed on for more than three weeks, it is claimed.
The official complaint by the Diocese’s independent Safeguarding Advisory Group is being investigated by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office.
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