UNITED KINGDOM
Channel 4
Baroness Butler-Sloss, who is to lead an inquiry into allegations of an establishment child-abuse cover-up, denies claims she refused to expose allegations about a bishop.
Lady Butler-Sloss has come under renewed pressure over her role heading an inquiry into allegations of an establishment cover-up over child abuse claims.
The Home Office has defended her appointment after claims she refused to go public about a bishop implicated in a child abuse scandal she was investigating.
She allegedly told a victim of claimed abuse that she did not want to include allegations regarding a bishop in a review of Church of England handling of two paedophile priests because she “cared about the church” and “the press would love a bishop”, said The Times.
Lady Butler-Sloss made the comments in a meeting with Phil Johnson, who was abused by priests when he was a choirboy, during a private meeting in the House of Lords in 2011, the paper said.
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