Archbishop of York 'deeply sorry' for not acting sooner over sex abuse case

The Archbishop of York has defended his handling of a sex abuse case within the Church of England, as he continues to face calls to resign. Stephen Cottrell has hit out at media reports claiming he let priest David Tudor stay in his position despite knowing he had been banned by the Church from being alone with children and paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim. In a statement, Mr Cottrell he says he is "deeply sorry that we were not able to take action earlier", but says he "acted immediately" within the authority he had regarding the case. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/archbishop-of-york-deeply-sorry-for-not-being-able-to-act-sooner-over-sex-abuse-case-13274834 #skynews #churchofengland #stephencotterll SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales