Church of England criticised over Sussex sex abuse

Roy Cotton and Colin Pritchard abused children in the 70s and 80s. Pritchard admitted the crimes in 2008rift gold
. Cotton had a conviction dating back to the 1950s.

The church appointed Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss to carry out a review.

She said the victims' claims were not taken seriously. The Bishop of Chichester has apologised.

In a statement, the Rt Rev John Hind, said: "I feel deep and profound sorrow for the pain caused to all victims and for the institutional failings of the Church in this Diocese."
'Apology for mistakes'

He added: "The report has now been completed, and her conclusions and recommendations are in line with what we are now doing and will continue to build on."

Baroness Butler-Sloss, a church-going Anglican, said abuse allegations made by victims between 1996 and 2010 were all from male adults reporting historic child abuse, with none of the cases more recent than about 1984.

In the report, stera goldhe said across the diocese "and probably in many other dioceses" there had been "a lack of understanding of the seriousness of historic child abuse".