UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A public inquiry is to consider whether there was interference by the Church of England in the case of jailed former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse heard Archbishop George Carey failed to act on abuse claims made against Ball, 84, in 1993.
It also heard Ball had “permission to officiate” at church services, despite being cautioned for indecency.
Ball was jailed last year for abusing young men between the 1970s and 1990s.
The allegations are part of Dame Lowell Goddard’s inquiry investigation into how the Church of England and other public bodies dealt with claims of abuse.
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