UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
An ex-canon of Carlisle Cathedral has admitted a series of child sex offences dating back more than 20 years.
Ronald Johns pleaded guilty at Carlisle Crown Court to assaulting three teenage boys between 1983 and 1991.
The 75-year-old, of Kings Road, Coltishall, Norwich, was bailed to return to Carlisle Crown Court on 19 November for sentencing.
Outside court the Archdeacon of West Cumberland Richard Pratt apologised “unreservedly” to Johns’ victims.
“We’ve been deeply shocked and grieved by The Reverend Ron Johns’ admission of child sexual abuse,” he said.
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