Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations
Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations
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John Perumbalath was under pressure from Church of England leadership over sexual assault and harassment claims. A senior Anglican bishop has quit his role amid sexual misconduct claims, plunging the Church of England into fresh crisis. John Perumbalath, the bishop of Liverpool, bowed to pressure after his senior leadership team called on him to step aside after allegations of sexual assault and harassment surfaced.
The C of E’s lead bishop on safeguarding, Joanne Grenfell, had also called for Perumbalath to step back from ministry to allow an investigation to take place. Perumbalath has denied the allegations. The church has been in turmoil since Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, was forced to resign less than three months ago over his response to a separate abuse scandal.
