LONDON (ENGLAND)
The Times of London
August 9, 2019
By David Brown and Will Humphries
The Church of England will order an investigation into fears that entire congregations can be “groomed” by abusers after an aspiring vicar was convicted today of murdering a parishioner.
Church officials had been warned of “serious concerns” about Benjamin Field but he was able to continue targeting a second elderly victim and was five days away from possible selection for ordination when he was arrested.
Police believe that Field, 28, was planning to become a serial killer and had drawn up a list of 100 targets including members of his church congregation, his parents and people connected with Stowe public school.
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