ENGLAND
Premier.
January 8, 2018
By Marcus Jones
An Anglican priest, who’s accused of spiritually abusing a teenager, has been found guilty of misconduct by a Church court.
Rev Timothy Davis, from Christ Church Abingdon, is said to have breached safeguarding procedures through an “intense” mentoring programme with the school boy who’s not been identified.
A tribunal, held at Southwark Cathedral, found that the frequency of contact between the vicar and the teenager had grown to inappropriate levels including contact via telephone.
It also heard how mentoring sessions were held in the teenager’s bedroom with the door closed – however no misconduct of a sexual nature was reported.
Davis was also found to have overused scripture in conversations with the teenager.
The guilty verdict on spiritual abuse is said to be the first of its kind.
A decision will now be made in regards to suitable punishment.
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