Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has said he is sorry he was not able to act sooner in the case of sex abuse

Monday, 16 December 2024 12:11

By Simon Walton

- by a priest in the Church of England but insisted it was not the case of an abuser being protected.

Mr Cottrell, the Church of England’s second-most senior bishop, has faced calls to resign over his handling of the case of David Tudor, who was banned from ministry for life after admitting what the Church described as serious sexual abuse involving two girls aged 15 and 16.

The archbishop said he “acted immediately” within the authority he had regarding the case, and that it was “not possible” to remove the priest from office until fresh complaints were made against him.

Mr Cottrell said he faced a “horrible and intolerable” situation when he became Bishop of Chelmsford, having been briefed on the situation in 2010.

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