A BBC investigation has revealed that two former clergymen of the Church in Wales are set to be investigated attributable to historical sexual abuse allegations.
One of the 2 is the previous bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Anthony Pierce. Pierce is currently serving a 4 yr and one month prison sentence after pleading guilty earlier this yr to 5 counts of indecent assault on a baby under the age of 16.
His crimes occurred during his time as a parish priest within the late Nineteen Eighties. Pierce’s legal representative said that he “deeply regrets” what he did, while the church itself said it felt “probably the most profound shame on the dreadful offences”.
Now, nevertheless it seems that there can have been more offences.
Several men have told the BBC that Pierce also acted in sexually inappropriate ways with them. The BBC also spoke to a girl who claimed that she was sexually assaulted by David Gedge, the choirmaster at Brecon Cathedral.
The woman says she reported the abuse two years after the incident, hoping to guard other members of the choir. The bishop at the moment was Anthony Pierce and it’s alleged that no motion was taken.
Gedge died in 2016 and Pierce, who’s well into his eighties, might die behind bars.
The Church in Wales is investigating its response into the cases of Pierce and Gedge. Concerns were raised about Pierce as early as 1986, nevertheless this didn’t stop his abuse on the time and nor did it prevent him becoming a bishop in 1999.
Police are examining the brand new allegations about Pierce and are also taking a look at the case of a “former vicar” within the Church in Wales.
The Church in Wales has already been subject to 2 inquiries into its handling of safeguarding and abuse issues, nevertheless a former priest has now written to the Welsh Assembly, asking it to conduct an independent inquiry.
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