UNITED KINGDOM
Belfast Telegraph
A former bishop who sexually abused young men is believed to have walked free from prison after serving half of his jail sentence.
Peter Ball, a former Bishop of Lewes, was jailed for 32 months in October 2015 after pleading guilty to a string of historical offences, including two counts of indecent assault.
After 16 months behind bars, the early release of the 84-year-old from jail, understood to have been on Friday, has been branded an “affront to justice” and a “huge blow to his victims”.
While bishop, Ball selected 18 vulnerable victims to commit acts of “debasement” in the name of religion, such as praying naked at the altar and encouraging them to submit to beatings.
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