UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
By JILL REILLY
A retired Church of England Bishop is due in court over sex offences and misconduct charges, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Peter Ball, formerly the Bishop of Gloucester and Bishop of Lewes, will be prosecuted for historic offences dating back to 1977.
They include an alleged indecent assault on a boy, aged 12 or 13, indecent assault on a man aged 19 or 20, and misconduct in a public office.
Ball, 82, is due to appear at Brighton Magistrates Court next month.
Ball, former bishop of Lewes and later Gloucester, has connections with Prince Charles whom he has described in the past as a ‘loyal friend’.
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