UNITED KINGDOM
ITV
The Church of England has launched a review into how it handled complaints of sexual abuse against a former Bishop of Gloucester.
83-year-old Peter Ball, who lives in Somerset and was also once a Bishop of Lewes, has admitted abusing 18 young men from the 1970s to 1990s.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has commissioned an independent report into how the Church dealt with the allegations, which emerged 22 years ago. This will include how it co-operated with the police, and whether the concerns of survivors were responded to.
Ball accepted a caution for one act of gross indecency and resigned his post in 1993 – but was allowed to keep working for the church until 2010 despite several complaints against him.
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