After disclosing the abuse to the then Bishop of Sheffield (now the Bishop of Oxford, Dr Steven Croft) in 2012, Mr Ineson wrote to Lord Sentamu about this and other disclosures. The survivor’s allegation that he disclosed his abuse to the Archbishop of York, and he did not act on this, is substantiated.”In his written response, Lord Sentamu rejects these last points outright. Lord Sentamu told The Sunday Times that this decision was “devastating”. Mr Ineson told The Times: “I lost my home, living, vocation, pension and near sanity. The Bishop of Bristol, the Rt Revd Vivienne Faull, who is the Church’s deputy safeguarding lead, also supported the decision to suspend Lord Sentamu.

Source: The Times May 15, 2023 11:41 UTC