The Anglican Church’s sexual abuse defence playbook
This article is written by a law professor who is also a survivor of sexual abuse by the Anglican priest Meirion Griffiths. In her attempt to get restitution, she recounts her experience of the adversarial tactics used against sexual abuse claimants by the Church of England through the Ecclesiastica...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 124, Issue: 3, Pages: 182-189 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDE Anglican Church NCF Sexual ethics RB Church office; congregation XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
expert witnesses
B Rape Myth B Anglican Church B Litigation B Sexual Abuse B defence of limitations |
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| Summary: | This article is written by a law professor who is also a survivor of sexual abuse by the Anglican priest Meirion Griffiths. In her attempt to get restitution, she recounts her experience of the adversarial tactics used against sexual abuse claimants by the Church of England through the Ecclesiastical Insurance Company. She argues, from her own experience, that the reliance on rape myth, the defence of limitations and the use of biased ‘expert’ medical witnesses are deeply offensive, especially when used by the Church. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X211008547 |