UNITED KINGDOM
Christian Today
Ruth Gledhill CHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 18 July 2016
A lawyer is calling for Lord Carey to be investigated following the release of files by police under a freedom of information request, according to The Times.
The files include detailed Church of England internal reviews of the case of disgraced bishop Peter Ball, 84, jailed for 32 month last October after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office and indecent assaults on 18 young men between 1977 and 1992.
According to the files, Lambeth Palace received six letters after Ball was cautioned in 1992 revealing that he encouraged victims to pray naked, perform sex acts in front of him and share his bed.
He received a caution in 1993 for gross indecency, after he had been made Bishop of Gloucester in 1992. He resigned as bishop yet was still allowed to return to ministry, even though the Church knew there were other survivors who had come forward.
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