UNITED KINGDOM
York Press
by Mike Laycock
THE Archbishop of York has apologised to a York man for ‘abuse and hurt’ caused by an Anglican priest, The Press can reveal.
Dr John Sentamu also revealed that poor management by the York diocese of abuse allegations in 1990 against the priest, the late Reverend Dennis Franks, could have left other young people at risk.
The York man, now 36, contacted The Press to tell his story after an independent investigation last week criticised the way the Church of England investigated abuse allegations against a former Dean of Manchester Cathedral, Robert Waddington.
He claimed of the handling of allegations against Mr Franks: “Had the Church followed up the allegations of abuse in 1990, I would not have been abused again in the 1990s.”
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