Lord Sentamu: Former Archbishop of York asked to step down from Church

The erstwhile Archbishop of York has been forced to measurement down from his Church of England relation aft a reappraisal into however helium handled a kid enactment maltreatment allegation.

Lord Sentamu has already rejected the report's findings which said helium failed to enactment connected a assertion made by a victim.

He had been an honorary adjunct bishop successful the Diocese of Newcastle.

The Bishop of Newcastle has asked him to measurement backmost from progressive ministry "until some the findings and his effect tin beryllium explored further".

The Church has apologised to retired vicar Matthew Ineson, who was 16 erstwhile helium was abused successful the 1980s and has waived his ineligible close to anonymity.

In 2013, Mr Ineson told elder clergy astir the abuse, including Lord Sentamu who was past Archbishop of York.

Devamanikkam was charged with six superior intersexual offences successful May 2017. He was recovered dormant the time earlier helium was owed to look astatine tribunal successful Bradford

On Saturday, the Diocese of Newcastle released a statement which said successful airy of the findings the Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley "required Lord Sentamu... to measurement backmost from progressive ministry until some the findings and his effect tin beryllium explored further".

It added: "The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, is afloat supportive of this decision.

"The Diocese of Newcastle remains committed to the highest standards of safeguarding which seeks ever to spot victims and survivors astatine the bosom of this captious work."

Lord Sentamu of Lindisfarne was commissioned arsenic honorary adjunct bishop for Newcastle successful June 2021, a twelvemonth aft helium stood down arsenic archbishop.

He has been approached for comment.