UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
By WILLS ROBINSON
PUBLISHED: 07:04 EST, 4 November 2013
A banking executive has resigned after his past as an abusive vicar who preyed on young boys was revealed.
Former vicar Stephen Brooks, who was jailed for carrying out 19 sex attacks in Swansea, South Wales, during the 1980s and 1990s, quit his job as a director at Santander after the truth about his abusive background came to light.
The 59-year-old preyed on young boys over a seven-year period while working as a clergyman at St Paul’s Church in Sketty and was given a four-year prison sentence in 1994.
Eight of his victims are said to have suffered mental problems and one 38-year-old is said to have attempted suicide and turned to alcohol as a result.
Santander told The Sun they were ‘shocked’ to learn of his criminal history and confirmed he had quit his role after taking ‘immediate steps’ to resolve the matter.
Brooks moved to London to get away from the people he had abused and rose to become regional director of education, healthcare and communities at the bank.
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