UNITED KINGDOM
The Northern Echo
A SENIOR figure at a Roman Catholic independent school in North Yorkshire has stepped aside as police investigate allegations of historical abuse made by four former pupils.
The Right Reverend Cuthbert Madden, chairman of governors at Ampleforth College – who is also Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey – has denied any wrongdoing.
He has been Ampleforth for over 30 years and has been Abbot since 2005.
A police spokesman said: “North Yorkshire Police is investigating non-recent allegations of indecent assault against four pupils at Ampleforth College which took place in the 1990s.
“The information was reported to the police in August 2016. The investigation remains ongoing and a man in his 60s has been interviewed under caution.
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