UNITED KINGDOM
The Christian Times
The Church of England has drawn criticism for withdrawing pastoral care and emotional support for sex abuse victims after it reached a financial settlement with them.
An independent review by child safeguarding specialist Ian Elliot alleged that the church withdrew emotional support from the victims after paying compensation on the advice of its insurer Ecclesiastical.
The review found that the advice had “directly conflicted” with the pastoral responsibilities of the church and that “financial interests were allowed to impact practice” at least in one victim’s case.
One victim, identified only as Gilo, told the BBC that he had attempted to contact senior members of the Church more than 20 times after he decided to report that he had been raped, but he received no reply.
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