UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
The findings of an inquiry into the handling of an allegation of abuse should not be made public, the victim has said.
In 2008, the woman known as HG, made a formal complaint about abuse by a Jersey church warden.
In an email to the Bishop of Winchester, the Right Reverend Tim Dakin, HG threatened legal action if the report was released.
It follows calls for the report to be published by leading Anglicans.
In the email, HG said the inquiry was a whitewash, lacked independence and its publication could cause her serious harm.
A spokesman representing the bishop, said: “We don’t yet have a date for publication, as the Steel Report is currently continuing to be reviewed by legal and safeguarding experts.”
The inquiry, led by Dame Heather Steel into the incident, was commissioned alongside a wider review into safeguarding policies being undertaken by Bishop John Gladwin.
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