'˜Cover up' let Sussex sex abuse bishop escape justice - victim
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Feb 2016, 14:49 BST
Updated 24th Feb 2016, 15:05 BST
A bishop who sexually abused young men escaped justice thanks to a 'deeply sinister, co-ordinated' cover-up, one of his victims has said.
Former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball was jailed for 32 months in October 2015 after pleading guilty to historical sex offences, but he had been originally investigated and cautioned by police in 1993.
Documents seen by the BBC suggest that his defence team in the first investigation sought a deal with the police to avoid scandal as the bishop was “friendly with Prince Charles”.