UNITED KINGDOM
Christian Today
Harry Farley JUNIOR STAFF WRITER 21 April 2016
A victim of clergy sex abuse will not cooperate with a Church review because “bullying and silencing” were not in the terms of reference.
Peter Ball was jailed for 32 months after he was found to have abused his position as the Bishop of Lewes in southern England.
Rev Graham Sawyer announced his decision in a letter to Dame Moira Gibb, who chairs an independent review of how the Church of England handled allegations made against Peter Ball, former Bishop of Lewes.
Ball, now 84, was jailed in October for abuses against teenagers and young men in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
Sawyer, who waived his right to anonymity before Ball’s trial, said he objected because his alleged treatment by current senior Church officials would not be covered in the inquiry.
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