ENGLAND
Express
April 3, 2018
By John Twomey
The case of the grandfather is the latest in a series of scandals involving historic sex abuse and the clergy.
These include: – Peter Ball, former Bishop of Gloucester, who abused vulnerable young men after they came to him for spiritual guidance.
Ball, 85, was jailed for 32 months at the Old Bailey in 2015 for a series of sex crimes while he was Bishop of Lewes from 1977 to 1991.
He was under suspicion for years but was allowed give up his ministry and retire after accepting a police caution for gross indecency in 1993.
A damning inquiry into the Church of England’s handling of the case revealed a series of shocking failures.
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