UNITED KINGDOM
Mirror
BY HELEN WILLIAM
RHIAN LUBIN
22 JUN 2017
Senior Church of England figures helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one its bishops instead of helping victims, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
The Most Rev Justin Welby’s statement came as the Church published Abuse Of Faith, an independent review of how it handled the case of Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes who was jailed for 32 months at the Old Bailey in 2015.
He pleaded guilty to a string of historical offences, including two counts of indecent assault.
The review, chaired by Dame Moira Gibb, found that “Ball’s conduct has caused serious and enduring damage to the lives of many men”.
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