UNITED KINGDOM
The Argus
Joel Adams, Reporter Friday 9 October 2015
CAMPAIGNERS have questioned the church’s ability to investigate itself and have called for a judicial inquiry into clerical sexual abuse in Sussex.
It follows the sentencing of Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes, who was given 32 months on Wednesday for indecent assault and misconduct in a public office.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has opened an investigation into how the Church dealt with the case.
But campaigners have called for another independent inquiry to find out why it took so long to bring him to justice.
Graham Sawyer, who lived in Eastbourne in his teens when he was the victim of indecent assault by Ball, said: “A judicial investigation would be welcome because then one could be sure it would be thorough and honest.
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