UNITED KING
BBC News

The alleged abuse victim of a former Sussex bishop has said an open letter from a former Archbishop of Canterbury praising him is deeply distressing.

The Church has settled a civil claim made by the woman, who claims she was abused by Bishop of Chichester George Bell in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

In a letter to the bishop’s niece, Lord Carey said he was “appalled” by the way authorities had treated his memory.

But Rt Rev George Bell’s unnamed victim said: “Great men can do evil things.”

She says he molested her as a child in Chichester Cathedral as she sat on his lap listening to stories.