UNITED KINGDOM
Lexology
Bolt Burdon Kemp
United Kingdom May 15 2015
We are happy to report that one of our clients has recently succeeded in a compensation claim for injuries suffered by a Church of England priest forchildhood sexual abuse after being denied justice by the criminal system.
Background – the abuse
Our client was sexually abused by Reverend Terence King who was the vicar of St Mary The Virgin Church in Dewsbury Road, Woodkirk when he was between 11 and 17 years old although the impact of the abuse continues to impact on his daily life to date.
In addition to sexually abusing our client, King also harassed him with telephone calls and his threats throughout the period of abuse made our client feel unable to disclose the abuse. He was particularly worried that nobody would believe him as King was a priest and a respected member of the local community with good public standing.
Our client decided to report the abuse to the police in April 2002 however as he could no longer handle King’s persistent calls and he felt a need to finally address the acts of abuse and the substantial impact of the abuse on his daily life.
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