Inquiry judge hid claims of bishop’s sex abuse

UNITED KINGDOM
The Times

Sean O’Neill Crime Editor

July 12 2014

The retired judge leading the Westminster child abuse inquiry kept allegations about a bishop out of a review of how the Church of England dealt with two paedophile priests because she “cared about the Church”, The Times can disclose.

Baroness Butler-Sloss told a victim of alleged abuse that she did not want the claims to be in the public domain because “the press would love a bishop”.

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