‘Protected’ Paedophile Bishop Freed After Serving Half His Sentence
A former Bishop of Gloucester who managed to evade prosecution for decades after intervention by a member of the Royal family, Cabinet Ministers and a Lord Chief Justice, has been released from prison Peter Ball, a close pal of Prince Charles, was freed after serving only half his sentence for child sex abuse. Victims of the ‘calculating’ paedophile has been demanding that letters sent to him by the Prince are made public. The Telegraph reports: He escaped justice over the same charges years earlier after he was given support by a member of the Royal family and Establishment figures. Now, after serving 16 months behind bars, Ball was released early on Friday. Richard Scorer, a specialist abuse lawyer at Slater and Gordon, who represent a number of Ball’s victims, said: “Ball’s early release after serving just half of his sentence is a huge blow to his victims. “This was a man whose appalling crimes represented a gross and systematic abuse of trust spanning decades. “The fact he has only served 16 months in jail for crimes that scarred his many vulnerable victims is an affront to justice.” Ball was first reported to Gloucester Police by novice monk Neil Todd and others in [...]
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