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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harriet Sherwood

‘Profound shame’: C of E review uncovers 400 new cases of abuse

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The three-year review condemned ‘a culture which allows alleged and convicted perpetrators to work and worship unchecked’. Photograph: dalekhelen/Alamy

The Church of England has suffered from a culture of deference, inertia, misogyny, protectionism and victim-blaming, a three-year internal review of abuse cases has found.

Almost 400 new cases involving actions by clergy, officials and volunteers against children and vulnerable adults were uncovered in the most extensive review of personnel records ever undertaken.

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