UNITED KINGDOM
Grimsby Telegraph
The victim of “appalling abuse” at the hands of Church of England minister told the then-Bishop of Grimsby of the offences, a court heard.
Stephen Crabtree carried out the offences in the early 1990s after forming “an inappropriate relationship” with the 15-year-old victim following the breakdown of his marriage.
Crabtree, 59, who now lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire, admitted six charges of indecent assault on dates between 1992 and April 1993. He was jailed for three years and placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.
Lincoln Crown Court heard the victim later told the then-Bishop of Grimsby what happened between them and was advised to report the matter to police.
She then spoke to an officer in the area in which she was then living but decided not to take the matter further.
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