UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
I forgive him, says wife of the vicar who cheated on her with a churchgoer: Priest sacked after he exchanged hundreds of lurid texts with member of congregation
By JAMES TOZER FOR THE DAILY MAIL
A married priest has been sacked after he was caught having an affair with a member of his congregation.
The Rev Stephen Vincent, 40, exchanged hundreds of lurid text messages with the woman, who was also married.
He admitted they had sex in an alleyway and on another occasion, after she texted, ‘Come and get me’.
When he called at her house she answered the door wearing only a silk dressing gown and knickers.
But she accused him of rape and he was arrested. When police dropped their inquiry, the woman, known only as X, complained to Church of England authorities.
Mr Vincent was barred from the priesthood and his family face eviction from their home.
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