UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph
Church of England files dating back more than 60 years are to be reopened in search of evidence of child abuse by clergy who have since died.
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor 17 Aug 2013
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev John Sentamu, ordered the review as he acknowledged that previous inquiries could have missed important evidence because only files relating to those still living were examined.
It comes after an independent inquiry, overseen by Judge Sally Cahill QC, into the Church’s handling of evidence that the late Robert Waddington, a former Dean of Manchester, abused choirboys and school pupils, got under way.
It will investigate claims that the Province of York effectively covered the case up by failing to alert the police while Waddington was still alive.
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