UNITED KINGDOM
Pirate FM
A Bude man has been jailed for an extra eight years after being found guilty of historic child sex abuse.
Jeremy Dowling used to be a teacher before becoming press officer for the Diocese of Truro.
The 78 year old, who abused children for more then ten years, is already serving a seven year sentence.
Now he has been convicted of indecently assaulting another child.
It happened at a church between 1973 and 1977.
The Bishop of Truro, the Reverend Tim Thornton, said: “The news that Jeremy Dowling has been found guilty of sexual offences against a boy while he was in a position of trust and responsibility within the Diocese of Truro fills me with sadness and shame.
“I would firstly like to apologise unreservedly to the survivor of his abuse: I am deeply sorry that Jeremy Dowling used a cloak of ecclesiastical respectability to gain trust and access; the church failed in its responsibility when it should have been there as a positive influence.
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