UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
Archbishop of York launches independent probe into child abuse claims against a senior cleric as church is rocked by scandal
By ROSIE TAYLOR and STEVE DOUGHTY
The Archbishop of York has ordered an independent inquiry into claims against a former cathedral dean.
Dr John Sentamu said the Church of England treats child abuse allegations ‘with the utmost seriousness’.
His statement comes after his predecessor, Lord Hope of Thornes, denied suggestions he covered up allegations against Robert Waddington, a former Dean of Manchester Cathedral, who died from cancer five years ago.
Lord Hope, who was Archbishop of York between 1995 and 2005, was twice informed about allegations against Mr Waddington, who is said to have abused chorister Eli Ward in Manchester in the 1980s and a school boy in Australia.
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