UNITED KINGDOM
Chichester Observer
THE Bishop of Chichester has spoken out after the latest sentencing of a priest for historic sex offences against children.
Speaking after the sentencing of former priest Gordon Rideout, Dr Martin Warner said: “Our primary concern today is with the people who have had to live for a very long time with the consequences of the shameful abuse they suffered from Gordon Rideout.
“We should pay tribute to those who, at considerable personal and emotional cost, have been able to come forward, to provide evidence, and to substantiate accusations as witnesses in the trial which has led to a guilty verdict. Gordon Rideout has been the cause of immeasurable and destructive suffering over a long period of time.
“He has also betrayed the trust and respect of many who have valued his ministry.
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