UNITED KINGDOM
Somerset Live
BY DANIEL MUMBY
15 AUG 2017
A retired priest who was cleared of sexual assault has spoken out about his experience for the first time.
The Reverend Dr Roy Catchpole was arrested at his home in Sherborne in 2014 after being accused of sexually assaulting a female member of his congregation.
After two trials, he was “set free as an innocent, falsely accused person”. He was subsequently offered an apology by Dorset Police and awarded costs.
Now the retired reverend, 71, has spoken out about how the legal process has affected him and his family, and what should be done to protect people who are wrongfully accused of sex crimes.
Following his arrest in 2014, he spent two years going through the Dorset courts.
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