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The Church of England is to introduce a raft of changes on how it handles sex abuse allegations following a critical independent review into a historical case.
A senior Anglican figure said the church was “horrified” to read the “deeply uncomfortable” report into the abuse suffered decades ago by the victim when he was young.
It emerged the victim, identified as Survivor B, had disclosed “a tragic catalogue of exploitation and harm” to figures both inside and outside of the church over the years but no firm action was taken.
He felt ignored, had lost his faith and harboured feelings of frustration and failure following the many bids he made to gain help from the church, the review noted.
Survivor B has since been offered an unreserved apology and a settlement amid further efforts by the church to repair the damage caused to him.
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