UNITED KINGDOM
Bognor Regis Observer
THE VICTIM of child abuse by a former Chichester priest has rejected a compensation package from the diocese.
The man, who cannot be identified, was sexually abused as a boy between 1982 and 1984 in Chichester by Robert Coles, 71, who is now serving an eight-year jail term for the offences.
The victim told the BBC this week he wanted an amount ‘in proportion’ to his suffering.
He has rejected a six-figure sum from the diocese.
Coles pleaded guilty last December to 11 offences against this victim, and also two other boys, aged ten at the time.
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