UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News

A retired Church of England priest from West Sussex was first reported to police over sex abuse in 2001, but no action was taken, a jury has been told.

Vickery House, 69, of Brighton Road, Handcross, denies eight charges of indecent assault.

The Old Bailey was told Mr House’s alleged first victim contacted Devon Police in 2001.

When the married vicar was arrested in 2012 he told police he was “flabbergasted” by the allegations.

Jake Hallam, prosecuting, told the jury the case was about “the sexual desires of this defendant for much younger males”.