{"id":133653,"date":"2024-12-23T17:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T22:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=133653"},"modified":"2024-12-23T17:46:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T22:46:11","slug":"church-times-tudors-reappointment-as-area-dean-comes-back-to-haunt-archbishop-of-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=133653","title":{"rendered":"(Church Times) Tudor\u2019s reappointment as area dean comes back to haunt Archbishop of York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A priest accused of child sexual abuse, who had paid a settlement to one of his alleged victims, was reappointed twice as an area dean in the\u00a0diocese of Chelmsford<\/a>, the BBC reported on Sunday, leading to renewed pressure on the\u00a0Archbishop of York<\/a>, who was the diocesan Bishop at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday of last week, a BBC investigation was published about actions taken against David Tudor, a priest accused of child sexual abuse, who was Team Rector of Canvey Island, in Chelmsford diocese<\/a>, when Archbishop Cottrell was the diocesan bishop (News, 16 December<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his response to the initial investigation, Archbishop Cottrell said that until new allegations about non-recent abuse were made in 2019, \u201cthere were no legal grounds to take alternative action,\u201d but in 2019 he \u201cacted immediately\u201d to suspend Mr Tudor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A police investigation did not lead to any charges (News, 19 August 2022<\/a>), but Mr Tudor was subsequently prohibited from ministry for life under the Clergy Discipline Measure<\/a> (News, 15 November<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>

A priest accused of child sexual abuse, who had paid a settlement to one of his alleged victims, was reappointed twice as an area dean in the diocese of Chelmsford, the BBC reported on Sunday, leading to renewed pressure on the Archbishop of York, who w… https:\/\/t.co\/YUsJpOfGvB<\/a><\/p>— Church Times (@ChurchTimes) December 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>