UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
By PADDY DINHAM FOR MAILONLINE
Mark Carey was detained at his home after claims that he abused a girl in the 1980s
A priest son of former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has been arrested over claims of historic child abuse.
Mark Carey was detained at his home after claims that he abused a girl, who is now in her 30s, when he was in his late teens and his father was a in the north east during the 1980s.
A Durham Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘A 51-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of historical sexual offences. He has been bailed pending further enquiries.’
A Church of England spokesman added: ‘A 51-year-old priest in the Diocese of Leeds has been suspended by the Bishop following his arrest by Durham Constabulary concerning allegations of historical abuse.
‘No further statement will be made at this time.’
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