The bishop of Liverpool John Perabalath He is accused of sexual assaults on a woman and harassment of another, according to a report by the British Channel 4 network for the latest of a series of scandals that have shocked the church of England In the past few months.

In a written statement sent to the Reuters news agency, Perampalath denies the categoriesassuring that he had fully cooperated with the committee that had undertaken research within the Church of England.

According to Channel 4’s report, a woman blamed Perabalath for sexual assaults Between 2019 and 2023, while a bishop accused him of harassment.

‘The categories mentioned in the show (of Channel 4) They concern meetings held in public places, with others present »Perabalath says, adding that the police were investigating one of these cases without judging that he had to take further action.

“Although I do not think I was eliminated somewhere, I have taken seriously the lessons I took from this process on how my actions can be perceived by others,” The Bishop of Liverpool adds, stressing that it will facilitate further investigation of cases if necessary.

A series of scandals have shocked the Church of England in recent months

THE Justin WelbyArchbishop of Canterbury and Spiritual Leader of the Anglican Church, was forced to resign last November when a report concluded that he was not adequate measures to stop the action of lawyer he had abuse – physically, psychologically and sexually – dozens of boys and young men Since 1970 on ecclesiastical summer camps.

Another former Archbishop of Canterbury, the George Carey, had been forced to give up his pastoral duties under the weight of complaints that he had restore clergyman David Tudorwho had been expelled from the Church of England in the late 1980s for categories sexual abuse.

Channel 4 reported that there are complaints for attempted concealment by the temporary leader of the Church of England, the Steven Cotrylin the case of the Bishop of Liverpool.