UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph
Martin Evans, crime correspondent
22 JULY 2017
The Church of England withdrew support for sex abuse victims on the advice of its insurers, it has been claimed.
Officials allegedly severed ties with victims who had suffered at the hands of clergy, once compensation had been paid.
One sex abuse victim, who was paid £35,000 in compensation after being raped in the 1970s by a member of the clergy, claimed he was cut adrift once the payment had been made and blamed the church’s insurers, Ecclesiastical.
An independent review into the case stated that the insurer’s advice had “directly conflicted” with the pastoral and compassionate responsibilities of the church, adding that “financial interests were allowed to impact practice”.
The findings of the review, conducted by Ian Elliot, a child safeguarding specialist, were accepted in full by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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