UNITED KINGDOM
Diocese of Chichester – Church of England

This report was completed in 2004. It refers to a period of time in the history of Chichester Cathedral and the Diocese of Chichester from the 1970s until 2000, when a serial child sex offender was able to use church networks to gain the trust of children and parents and commit sexual offences. This offender was convicted of these offences in 2001 and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment, after a lengthy and thorough investigation by Sussex Police.

Today, as we publish this report, first and foremost our thoughts are with the survivors and their families. The effects of abuse can last a lifetime, and the passing of the years may or may not have brought any kind of healing. It is our sincere hope that those affected by these crimes have found a measure of peace over time. Directly following…