Prince Charles claims he didn’t know bishop was a pedophile, defends friendship with abuser
NOVANEWS
© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Prince Charles has told a public inquiry he was unaware that a bishop he was friends with for over 20 years was a pedophile, because he didn’t understand the clergyman’s caution for gross indecency included an admission of guilt.
The prince has revealed that he formed a close friendship with Peter Ball for more than 20 years, until 2015, when the bishop was convicted for sexually abusing over a dozen victims. In 1993, Ball had to resign his ministry following a police investigation into his abuse of boys and young men that led to him accepting a caution.
Pedophile hunters confront Home Office employee accused of grooming 12yo girl
The Prince of Wales has made a written statement, described as a draft, to the Independent Inquiry into Child ...