Letters in Support of Bishop Peter Ball Make Extraordinary Reading. Here in Full
In memory of Neil Todd, a complainant against Peter Ball, who committed suicide in 2012.
Yesterday the story broke in the papers about the letters of support for Bishop Peter Ball received by the CPS and police in 1993 when ‘consideration’ was being given to charging him with sexual offences against young men. He wasn’t charged at the time instead receiving a ‘caution,’ but in October 15 2015 he pleaded guilty to crimes involving young adults and was imprisoned for 32 months. The crimes which were pending against children were ‘negotiated out’ of his admission but they remain on file.
On the Today programme this morning this piece:
Here is an excellent report from the Guardian for which MN provides the front page of the 01 January 2016 edition. (more…)