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A former Cumbrian vicar has been charged with a string of sexual crimes against four boys stretching over 12 years.
Ronald Johns, 74, is accused of 15 offences, allegedly carried out in the county between 1979 and 1991.
Johns, a former rector in Caldbeck who was also a canon at Carlisle Cathedral, was charged last night following investigations carried out by city detectives.
Police said the church had fully co-operated during the investigation and a special helpline had been set up with the NSPCC.
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