Bishop Perham considers a change in the law
A FORMER Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Michael Perham, has
said that he thinks the law, media, and police need "looking at",
after his name and the allegations made against him were "bandied
around in the national media". He was not arrested or charged over
historic allegations of indecent assault made last year (News, 8
August 2014), and was cleared to take up ministry in retirement
(News, 15
May).
Six-figure sum for man in historic child-abuse
case
A SIX-FIGURE sum has been paid by the Church's insurers,
Ecclesiastical, to a man who says that he suffered years of abuse
at the hands of a priest. The man, now a married father in his 30s,
said that the Revd Terence King had subjected him as a child to
sexual, physical, and mental abuse. Mr King committed suicide in
2002 while on bail facing allegations of historic child abuse
(News, 29 August 2003). A spokesman for West Yorkshire & the
Dales said that Mr King had "grossly misused his position of trust,
and the diocese deeply regrets the harm he caused".
Images: A Nottingham priest, the Revd Andrew Waude, has
been given a three-year community order, after admitting at
Nottingham Crown Court to possessing indecent images of children. A
spokesperson for the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham said on
Wednesday that Mr Waude remained suspended, and would be subject to
a disciplinary procedure under the Clergy Discipline Measure.
Red-tape challenge for bell-ringers in Kent
THE members of a band of bell-ringers have had to go to what
The Daily Telegraph described as "extraordinary
lengths" to open a bank account. The treasurer, Neil Campbell, of
Chartham, Kent, filled in an 18-page application form for the
Co-operative Bank, and a "Facta" form to comply with the American
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, and provided a reference from
his priest. He finally baulked at being asked to provide bank
details for each of the group's 12 members. The Co-operative Bank
cited the "legal and regulatory requirements set for the
industry".
Canon Woodward to be Principal of Sarum
College
THE next Principal of Sarum College will be the Revd Dr James
Woodward, who is currently Canon Steward of St George's Chapel,
Windsor Castle. He will take up the post on 1 October.