UNITED KINGDOM
West Briton
By CMJohannaCarr | Posted: June 05, 2015
THE FORMER communications chief for the Bishop of Truro is facing jail after pleading guilty to sexual offences against five young boys.
At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Jeremy Dowling, 76, of Church Path, Bude, admitted 15 counts of sexually abusing the boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, between 1959 and 1971.
The pensioner retired as communications officer for the Truro Diocese in 2009, having worked for several bishops over the previous 25 years.
He was also a governor at Budehaven School for 18 years, before stepping down in 2013.
Dowling admitted four counts of indecently assault one boy aged under-13, including at a cricket match and in an outside toilet.
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