UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A rector from Hampshire has been suspended by the Bishop of Portsmouth while police investigate “serious allegations” against him.
The Rev Simon Sayers, from the Church of England’s Warblington with Emsworth parish, has been suspended by the Right Rev Christopher Foster.
The Diocese of Portsmouth said it was “aware” of the investigation.
A spokesman said their “prayers are with all of those involved in this difficult situation”.
The St James CoE Church in Emsworth and St Thomas à Becket Church in Warblington will get “alternative arrangements for ministry”, a diocesan spokesman said.
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