Solicitors Bolt Burden Kemp have accused Dame Butler-Sloss, the former chairman of the Independent Panel Inquiry into Sexual Abuse, of a cover up. They claimed Lady Butler-Sloss had pressured their client, Phil Johnson, into keeping silent about abuse he suffered at the hands of the Rt. Rev. Peter Ball (pictured) in order to protect the reputation of the Church of England.
The retired Bishop of Gloucester, Bishop Ball appeared before the Central Criminal Court – the Old Bailey – last week in a preliminary hearing to answer charges of child sex abuse. On 14 January 2015 Bishop Ball and former priest Vickery House appeared before Mr. Justice Sweeney via video link and a trial date of 5 October 2015 was set by the court.
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