UNITED KINGDOM
Oxford Mail
AN alleged sex abuse survivor protested outside Christ Church as the Rt Rev Steven Croft glided past in his gown for his inauguration service today.
The man, who asked to be called ‘Michael’, claims rape offences committed against him in 1984 were repeatedly ignored by Revd Croft, after he finally found the courage to expose his abuser.
He lodged a formal complaint of misconduct against the Bishop earlier this year to the Church of England, for safeguarding failures, and said it was “inappropriate” that the inauguration went ahead.
He said: “He will never know what it took to tell him, or the hurt he caused by doing absolutely nothing.
“He has got such a thick skin to walk through the streets thinking he is above the law. In any other profession he would have been sacked.
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