Church says sorry for child sex abuse

By The Newsroom

Published 28th May 2011, 11:00 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 21:25 BST

THE Bishop of Chichester has apologised for the institutional failings which led to the sexual abuse of young boys by two former members of the clergy.

One such convicted priest was Colin Pritchard (pictured), who had served as the vicar of St Barnabas Church, before his arrest in 2007.

Pritchard was jailed for five years in 2008 after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two boys in the 70s and 80s.