Abuse victim condemns Cottrell's praise

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I’m outraged Church of England leader called my abuser a ‘Rolls Royce’ priest

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Woman who says she was sexually abused as a child by a priest says it is "absolutely outrageous" her alleged abuser was praised by the man now leading the Church of England .

Stephen Cottrell , now Archbishop of York, "frequently" held up David Tudor as "an exemplar of parish ministry" The BBC understands he referred to Tudor at a service in 2018 as a " Rolls Royce priest" Tudor was banned for life in October after he admitted historical sex abuse allegations relating to two girls.

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has insisted he did everything he could to manage the risks posed by David Tudor and suspended him as soon as he was legally able to.

Others from Canvey Island have told the BBC they saw evidence StephenCottrell was publicly supportive of the priest, several years after we now know he knew of Tudor 's abusive past.

Kate only received acknowledgement of her two other complaints on the day the BBC ran its investigation.

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