Two new charges for bishop judge wanted to protect

UNITED KINGDOM
The Times

Sean O’Neill Crime Editor
July 15 2014

The retired Church of England bishop whom Baroness Bulter-Sloss didi not want to mention in a report on child abuse allegations has been summonsed to court on two new alleged offences, police said yesterday.

The second set of charges against the Right Rev Peter Ball, 82, were revealed as Lady Butler-Sloss stood down from the Westminster child abuse inquiry after concerns that included the way that she handled allegations about the cleric’s conduct.

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