UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph
By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent 15 Mar 2016
A Church of England sex abuse victim was repeatedly snubbed when he attempted to raise the matter with the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office, a damning report has found.
The man, who was abused by two senior members of the clergy more than 30-years ago, attempted to alert Justin Welby on at least 18 occasions, both in writing and by telephone, but was persistently ignored, causing further pain and trauma.
An independent review into his case concluded there had been a string of “deeply disturbing” failures by senior Church of England figures to take his concerns seriously.
It revealed that he had repeatedly sought to bring the details to the attention of the Archbishop in 2015, but had been left “angry and frustrated” by the lack of response.
The review concluded: “The Archbishop of Canterbury, as head of the Church of England, is not in a position where he could be expected to reply personally to each safeguarding concern that is received by his office, no matter how deserving they may be.
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