UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A man who was sexually assaulted by a Church of England priest has criticised police who he says failed to investigate his complaint.
The victim, from Devon, says he told Devon and Cornwall Police about Vickery House’s abuse in 2001 – 11 years before an investigation was launched.
Last year the clergyman was jailed for six and a half years for a string of sex offences against boys.
His youngest victim was assaulted in Devon in 1970 at the age of 14.
Encouraged by his wife, the man approached police with his story in 2001. The investigation that led to House’s conviction was started by Sussex Police in May 2012.
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