UNITED KINGDOM
Manchester Evening News
25 JULY 2015
BY PAUL BRITTON
CPS rules ‘insufficient evidence’ and the Rev Simon Marsh’s suspension by the Church of England has now been lifted
A church vicar arrested over an allegation of rape has been cleared.
No further action is to be taken against Anglican priest Simon Marsh after a 15-month police investigation.
The Rev Marsh, the vicar of Bramhall in Stockport who is based at St Michael and All Angels CofE Church, was arrested by police on suspicion of rape in April last year after an allegation was made against him.
The 56-year-old has remained on police bail pending further enquiries ever since but police and the Crown Prosecution Service have now confirmed that no further action will be taken against him.
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