UNITED KINGDOM
Lancashire Evening Post
Canon Stephen Shield, 53, who was dean at the Roman Catholic cathedral in St Peter’s Road, Lancaster, was arrested by police on March 23.
He was later charged with three sexual offences relating to one male and bailed to appear before Preston magistrates on Wednesday, April 17.
The offences are alleged to have been committed more than two decades ago when the alleged victim was aged between 17 and 24.
A Lancaster diocese spokesman this week confirmed that Canon Shield had withdrawn from the ministry pending the outcome of the court proceedings.
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