UNITED STATES
The Argus
Exclusive by Joel Adams, Reporter
THE VICTIM of a bishop jailed for sexual abuse has demanded to know whether “a deal was done” to spare the clergyman a criminal conviction.
The former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball was jailed for nearly three years last October for the sexual abuse of 16 young men.
Graham Sawyer, who was indecently assaulted by Ball while a teenager, told The Argus: “It’s difficult to know who is telling the truth in this case.
“It’s very important for everyone else’s sake that we find out whether a deal was done.”
His remarks follow the comments of a detective who was involved in a 1992 investigation of Ball which resulted in a caution but no criminal conviction for Ball.
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