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4. Archbishop of Canterbury commissions an independent review into the handling of sex offence allegations made against a bishop 20yrs ago
Sex abuse scandals involving young males within faith-based organisations is something more commonly associated with the Catholic Church. However, in October last year Peter Ball, the former bishop of Lewes and Gloucester respectively, was arrested for a string of offences against teenagers and young men in the Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury launched an independent review into the abuse by Ball, after claims of a cover-up (with one of the victims accusing the senior clergy at the time of being more concerned with the Church’s reputation than the victims) (BBC News 16.12.15).
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