FILE - In this Thursday, March 15, 2018 filer, Britain's Prince Charles looks on ahead of delivering his Easter message at Clarence House in London. Prince Charles has issued a statement to a British inquiry investigating child abuse, saying he’d been deceived by a disgraced Church of England bishop jailed for sex abuse. The remarks by the Prince of Wales Friday, July 27, 2018 came amid an investigation into the handling of allegations against former Bishop Peter Ball, who had claimed to be a confidant of the heir to the throne. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Republished July 27, 2018 - 8:25 AM
Original Publication Date July 27, 2018 - 7:26 AM
LONDON - Prince Charles has issued a statement to a British inquiry investigating child abuse, saying he'd been deceived by a disgraced Church of England bishop jailed for sex abuse.
The remarks by the Prince of Wales Friday came amid an investigation into the handling of allegations against former Bishop Peter Ball, who had claimed to be a confidant of the heir to the throne.
The 86-year-old Ball had accepted a caution for one count of gross indecency in 1993, but later admitted further crimes. He is jailed for sexually abusing 18 young men over 30 years.
Charles says he didn't realize the truth until Ball's conviction. He dismissed any suggestions he had ever tried to interfere in the police investigation, although he acknowledged it was possible that his name had been taken "in vain."
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