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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Ambrose

John Sentamu forced to step down from C of E after failing to act on abuse claims

John Sentamu, pictured in 2015, when he was archbishop of York.
John Sentamu, pictured in 2015, claims the author of the report into his failings misunderstood the responsibilities of archbishops. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA

The former archbishop of York has been forced to step down from duties after failing to act on allegations of sexual abuse.

John Sentamu last week rejected the findings of a report that found he failed to act on disclosures that a C of E vicar repeatedly raped a teenage boy in the 1980s.

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