Woman who accused late bishop of Chichester of molesting her as a child says his defenders ‘don’t know how I feelA woman who was abused as a young child by George Bell,the former bishop of Chichester, has for the first time described how one of the Church of England’s most prominent and respected figures repeatedly molested her while telling her of God’s adore.
The survivor has approach forward following an outcry by defenders of Bell over the C of E’s public apology and payment of compensation last October. The jog shocked and dismayed many people who revered Bell as a hero for his stance against the carpet bombing of Dresden by British forces during the second world war. Bell died in 1958.
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Source: theguardian.com