Diocese Statement on Arrests

The Itv
November 13, 2012

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2012-11-13/diocese-statement-on-arrests/

The Diocese of Chichester has said a retired Bishop aged 80 and a retired priest aged 67, have been arrested by detectives from Sussex Police.

The arrests follow allegations of sexual abuse in the 1980s and 1990s.

We can confirm that the retired Bishop has had no ministry in Sussex for many years and no longer lives in this area. The retired priest has had his Permission to Officiate suspended.

These arrests occur as part of an investigation in which the Diocese of Chichester has been working closely with Sussex Police. We have also been working closely with Elizabeth Hall, the National Safeguarding Adviser for the Church of England, and Kate Wood, the safeguarding consultant appointed by the Church of England to compile a file of evidence that was handed to Sussex Police in May."