Author: AP
Publication: The Hindu
Date: June 22, 2017
URL:   http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/church-of-england-head-says-it-colluded-with-sex-abuse/article19125826.ece?utm_source=email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter

The church has published a review of how it handled the case of former bishop Peter Ball, who was convicted and imprisoned in 2015.

 The head of the Church of England has said that the institution “colluded” with and helped to hide the longterm sexual abuse of young men by one of its former bishops.

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, made the statement on June 22, 2017 as the church published a review of how it handled the case of former bishop Peter Ball, who was convicted and imprisoned in 2015 after pleading guilty to offences including two counts of indecent assault.

The Archbishop said the report was “harrowing reading” and that the church didn’t help those who were brave enough to come forward.