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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Archbishop of York cleared of misconduct over handling of sexual abuse case

Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York
A church tribunal found that, while mistakes had been made in the handling of the case, they did not meet the threshold for misconduct. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

The Church of England’s second most senior cleric has been cleared of misconduct over his handling of a priest who committed sexual abuse.

Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, was criticised after he allowed the disgraced priest David Tudor to remain in ministry during his oversight from 2010, despite Tudor’s history of sexual abuse.

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