UNITED KINGDOM
Eastbourne Herald
A 56-year-old Eastbourne priest has been arrested this morning (Tuesday) on suspicion of acts of indecency, indecent assault and cruelty against a young boy.
The Church of England priest, who does not currently have permission to officiate, was arrested at his home address in Jervis Avenue.
The alleged offences are against a boy aged between 12 and 13 in East Sussex during 1988 and 1989.
He is currently in custody for interview and further enquiries.
There are currently no allegations of recent or current offending and police emphasise that there is nothing to suggest that any young people are currently at risk.
The arrest results from a review and subsequent investigation, by a team of Sussex Police detectives, after information was referred to the force by the Diocese of Chichester in 2011 following a report commissioned by the Diocese from Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss.
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