UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A bishop has spoken of “profound sorrow” after the Dean of Lancaster Cathedral was convicted of sex abuse.
The Bishop of Lancaster, The Right Reverend Michael Campbell, commented after Canon Stephen Shield was found guilty of abuse over seven years.
Shield, 54, was convicted at Preston Crown Court, of indecently assaulting man from the age of 18, between 1985 and 1992.
Bishop Campbell said he hoped the victim in the case can now “heal”.
Bishop Campbell said: “It is my sincere hope that, as a result of this conviction, and with the help of God, [the victim] will now be able to begin the process of healing and the rebuilding of his life.”
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