UNITED KINGDOM
Sky News
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has said he is setting up an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse by Robert Waddington, a former Dean of Manchester Cathedral.
The Very Reverend Robert Waddington died from cancer in 2007 and is alleged to have groomed and abused a chorister in Manchester in the 1980s.
He is also said to have targeted a pupil at a boarding school in Queensland, Australia, when he was headmaster there in the 1960s.
A statement from the Office of Archbishop of York said: “When any church related abuse comes to light the Church’s first concern must be for the victim offering support and apologising for the abuse, acknowledging that the effects can be lifelong.
“When the Inquiry makes its report the Archbishop will make its findings public.
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