UNITED KINGDOM
Portsmouth News
by Ruth Scammell
ruth.scammell@thenews.co.uk
Updated on the 26 January 2015
PARISHIONERS were shocked when they were told the rector of their parish had been suspended due to a police investigation.
The Diocese of Portsmouth has confirmed that the Reverend Simon Sayers, Rector of the Warblington with Emsworth parish, has been suspended.
They would not give any details about what the police investigation relates to.
Parishioners at both St James CoE Church in Emsworth and St Thomas the Beckett Church in Warblington were informed by the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Christopher Foster before services yesterday morning. A spokesperson for the Diocese of Portsmouth said: ‘We are aware of an ongoing police investigation into a serious allegation made against the Rev Simon Sayers.
‘Because the investigation is ongoing, we can make no further comment at the moment.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.