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Pedophile bishop ‘duped congregations by impersonating his identical twin brother – who was also a bishop’
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Pedophile bishop ‘duped congregations by impersonating his identical twin brother – who was also a bishop’
- Peter Ball, former Bishop of Gloucester, was jailed for 32 months last year
- Admitted to sexually abusing 18 teenagers and young men over 15 years
- Probe has been launched into claims he might have impersonated his twin
- Might have led services as Michael Ball, a bishop in Cornwall in the 1990s
- By STEPHANIE LINNING FOR MAILONLINE
A paedophile bishop is feared to have duped congregations across the country by conducting services while impersonating his identical twin brother.
Peter Ball, 83, the former Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, was jailed for 32 months last year after he admitted sexually abusing 18 teenagers and young men between 1977 and 1992.
The Old Bailey heard how Ball, of Langport, Somerset, hand-picked vulnerable victims to commit acts of ‘debasement’ in the name of religion, including praying naked at the altar and submitting to beatings.
An investigation has now been launched into claims he might have deceived church-goers by impersonating his identical twin Michael, who was a bishop in Cornwall during the 1990s.
The Diocese of Truro is looking into evidence that Ball conducted services in his brother’s place.An independent review is under way into the way the Church of England responded to the case.
The Right Reverend Tim Thornton said that there was no evidence that the Diocese gave Peter Ball permission to lead any services in Cornwall in the 1990s.
He added: ‘We have one or two bits of evidence now where it does appear as if Bishop Peter went and did things which Bishop Michael should have been doing.
‘It might be that Bishop Peter thought it was clear that he was being Bishop Peter.
‘On some occasions he might have made it very clear at the beginning that he was there in place of his brother, but it might not have been evident to everybody.’….More Here
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