UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A vicar from Reading has been jailed for 15 months after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two teenage girls.
The Reverend Peter Jarvis, 51, of Spencer’s Wood, admitted two counts of causing or inciting a girl aged between 13 and 17 to engage in sexual activity.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing an indecent image of a child. His crimes were between 2009 and 2011.
The Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, said it was a matter of “sorrow and regret” for the church.
He added that Jarvis has been suspended from his duties at St Michael’s Church in Spencers Wood, Reading, and a disciplinary process had started.
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