UNITED KINGDOM
The Guardian
Robert Booth
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 15 November 2012
Police investigating allegations of sexual abuse, including child abuse, against the retired bishop Rt Rev Peter Ball have received complaints from a further seven men who claim they were victims, it emerged on Thursday.
A man who was 12 when he alleges he was abused by the former bishop of Lewes was among those who came forward, according to a spokesman for Sussex police’s Operation Dunhill. Ball was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of sex offences.
Detectives said they had received “a substantial amount of new information from members of the public” in the 48 hours since his arrest at his home near Langport in Somerset.
He was due to be questioned on suspicion of a further eight sexual offences against boys and young men ranging in age from 12 to early 20s but was released at his home that afternoon on medical advice. Police now intend to interview him at a later date.
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