UNITED KINGDOM
Chronicle Live
BY LAURA HILL
A former County Durham archdeacon will appear in court today as part of one of the UK’s biggest investigations into historic sex abuse.
George Granville Gibson, a former Archdeacon of Auckland, has denied eight counts of sexual assaults against two men dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.
Gibson will stand trial at Durham Crown Court accused of eight charges of indecent assault.
The retired cleric was charged in 2014 as part of Operation Seabrook, one of the UK’s largest investigations into historic sex abuse.
He has denied the charges against him.
Gibson held a number of posts with the Church of England before serving as Archdeacon of Auckland.
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