Abuse survivor calls for Archbishop of York to resign

Lord Sentamu who became a prominent national figure during his time as archbishop, rejected the review’s findings however, and he was later removed from ministry.

However, Archishop Cottrell co-authored a letter alongside then Archishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in October, asking the Bishop of Newcastle to reinstate Mr Sentamu as a minister.

That has angered Mr Ineson, who waived his right to anonymity as a sexual abuse victim.

He told the BBC: “To disclose abuse takes tremendous courage and affects the lives of survivors throughout their lives.

“To then sort of be ignored, not believed, not trusted, or pushed to one side only adds to that abuse when it goes on for years, as in the case of (mine) with the church.

“It really can be damaging to people’s lives and I know it’s changed mine irreparably.”