The Church of England has carried out an investigation into a former Sussex bishop, the BBC has learnt.
The Right Reverend Bishop Peter Ball resigned in 1993 after receiving a police caution for committing an act of gross indecency against a teenager.
Files kept at Lambeth Palace about the former Bishop of Lewes are being scrutinised by police.
A Church of England spokesman said the church had instigated a review of the files and could not comment further.
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A church spokesman said: "At our instigation a former police officer, now a safeguarding adviser, has undertaken a review of all files relating to a retired bishop.
"On the basis of the findings this review has now been forwarded to Sussex Police. We cannot comment further at this stage while the police are conducting their enquiries and processing the information."
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Over the past 10 days we have received from Lambeth Palace two reports from a Church safeguarding consultant, which contain reviews of Church safeguarding files relating to historic issues in the Chichester Diocese. We have also received the files themselves.
"The reports and files relate to matters more than 20 years ago and we will review the contents in order to establish whether any police investigation of possible criminal offences would be merited.
"This review is likely to take several weeks. We are not prepared to expand on this statement at this time."
'First step'Ann Lawrence, from the sexual abuse survivors group Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors, said it was "a major first step" for the Church of England.
Neil Todd, a victim of the bishop who waived his anonymity to give an interview to the BBC, said: "It is an investigation which to be honest is well overdue."
Mr Todd, who was abused while he was a trainee monk, said his ordeal was sexual, mental and physical.
After his resignation, Bishop Ball, who is now 80, was given permission to officiate by the church and he continued working in churches until 2010.
A spokesman for Bishop Ball said the clergyman would not be making a comment.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A tale of three cities - and three media eras - BBC News
Watford, Salford and Savoy Place, London. Over 48 hours last week I spanned all three and tapped into the future and the past of much of our media.
It turned out to be a journey backwards in time.
First to Watford for the annual Google Big Tent conference. Plenty of big cheeses, including Eric Schmidt, David Willetts and Krishan Guru Murthy. A day of stargazing to the future, conducted almost entirely by iPad and Twitter.
If you wanted to visit the cutting edge of new media, this was the place: Palo Alto by the M25, with plenty of free food and good coffee. The heat in the Big Tent didn't help, but inside there was little to puncture the idea that the future lies on the internet - shiny, bright and facilitated by Google.
Next day, I found myself at the Tardis called BBC MediaCityUK in Salford for another looking forward talkfest, the College of Journalism's Connecting Communities - discussing hyperlocal journalism in all its shapes and forms. Some mini stellars here, with Charlie Beckett and Will Perrin to the fore.
The day was about connecting to new and existing communities using new technologies through blogs, Twitter, online television, whatever. A very different crowd from the Google one: more hippy, and more messianic in their message and aims.
The zealots of local television would not wear my prediction that the idea will die with Jeremy Hunt's ministerial career next week. The bloggers divided on whether to co-operate with local big media or not. Mission or not, one could certainly see the future in some eyes in Salford.
Finally, to Savoy Place, London, for an old media event, the Regional Press Awards of the Society of Editors (in which I was judge in two categories). It was like Sounds of the 1970s. Nice setting, with disco music and disco lights in the lecture theatre as gongs were given out. Plenty of large, white middle aged men in shiny suits and little mention of the future - except the complaint from one speaker that "social media cannot hold authority to account".
Along with some great journalism and journalists, there was nostalgia for lost times and lost revenue.
So, which city? Which media future? You decide.
John Mair is a senior lecturer in Journalism at Coventry University. He is a former television producer and the editor of What do we Mean by local?, published by Abramis this year.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sussex Stakes Not in Plans for Black Caviar - Bloodhorse.com
Unbeaten Australian sprinter Black Caviar will not be among the entries for the QIPCO Sussex Stakes (Eng-I) at Goodwood when the one-mile race closes at noon May 29.
The choice was made despite QIPCO increasing the prize money of the Sussex from £300,000 to £1 million if both Black Caviar and Frankel, the world’s two highest-rated horses and unbeaten in 31 outings between them, met in the Aug. 1 race.
Black Caviar, trained by Peter Moody in Australia, is due to come to England in early June and run at Royal Ascot. The 6-year-old mare is owned by a syndicate managed by Neil Werrett. She was bred in Victoria by Ric Jamieson.
“Moody Racing does not intend running Black Caviar at a mile in the Sussex Stakes, Frankel or no Frankel, as we are looking at getting her back to Melbourne for racing later in the year if she comes through Ascot as well as she can,” explained Jeff O’Connor of Moody Racing in a release.
“Therefore, we are not planning to nominate her for the Sussex Stakes at tomorrow’s nomination stage as we feel it would not be the right thing by the racing industry worldwide, giving false hope that the race may happen.
“We understand it would have been a great selling point for Glorious Goodwood and we appreciate the more than generous offer from QIPCO in getting the conditions of the race to where they are but we will have to decline on this occasion.”
Black Caviar’s British campaign needs to finish by mid-July, taking quarantine into account, if she is to return home in time to be prepared for the Spring Carnival in Melbourne.
Goodwood will announce the entries for the Sussex Stakes, won last year in tremendous style by Frankel, at noon May 30. The QIPCO Sussex Stakes is one of the 35 races which make up the 2012 QIPCO British Champions Series.
Adam Waterworth, managing director of Goodwood Racecourse, commented: “We are obviously disappointed that Black Caviar will not be entered in the QIPCO Sussex Stakes but fully understand her connections’ viewpoint.
“It was always going to be a long shot to have world’s top two horses race against each other because of their different distance requirements but we wanted to make sure we did everything we could to facilitate such a contest."
Black Caviar has been successful on all her 21 starts from five to seven furlongs.
Frankel, a 4-year-old colt trained by Sir Henry Cecil in Newmarket, owned by Khalid Abdulla, and ridden by Tom Queally, has won 10 of 10 races over seven furlongs and a mile.
Source: www.bloodhorse.com
Sussex suffer rare defeat at home to Notts - The Argus.co.uk
Sussex suffer rare defeat at home to Notts
4:33pm Monday 28th May 2012 in Sport By Steve Hollis
Sussex slipped to their first defeat in all cricket since the opening game of the season as they lost by seven wickets to Nottinghamshire at Hove.
Notts successfully chased down a target of 145 after tea to replace Warwickshire at the top of division one.
It was Sussex's first defeat at Hove to Nottinghamshire since 1983.
Sussex began the day just 58 ahead on 177-4 and knowing they needed to push on to 300 to put the visitors under pressure.
Luke Wright reached his 50 and took his partnership with Murray Goodwin to 100 to raise hopes before Sussex lost four wickets for just 20 runs.
Wright was first to go for 55 when he was caught behind off the bowling of Andre Adams before Ben Brown followed three overs later for a duck.
Murray Goodwin's battling innings came to an end for 74 when he chipped a soft catch to midwicket off Adams and was quickly followed by Steve Magoffin.
Naved Arif and Jimmy Anyon ensured Sussex had something to bowl at with a partnership of 32 before Notts wrapped up their innings for 263.
A target of 145 was never going to be enough to cause Notts much trouble, especially after Riki Wessels and Adam Voges put on 48 for the first wicket.
Chris Nash, Mike Yardy and Monty Panesar picked up a wicket apiece but Samit Patel guided Notts home with an unbeaten 50.
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