UNITED KINGDOM
The Tablet
04 January 2016 | by Sean Smith
FoI request uncovers letters of support for convicted ex-bishop from establishment figures
Lambeth Palace has said that a review into how the Church of England investigated the Peter Ball case will be “detailed” and will be “published”.
Ball, the retired Anglican Bishop of Gloucester, was jailed for 32 months in October for historic sex offences against 18 teenagers and young men.
The Church of England launched an independent investigation after it emerged during sentencing that Ball was let off with a caution in 1993 after molesting a novice monk.
Lambeth Palace’s latest response comes after a Freedom of Information request published this weekend uncovered a series of letters from prominent people to the director of public prosecutions and chief constable in charge of the original investigation into Ball defending the former bishop – including two from a former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey.
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