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23 March 2016

Paedophile bishop 'duped congregations by impersonating his identical twin brother - who was also a bishop'

A paedophile bishop is feared to have duped congregations across the country by conducting services while impersonating his identical twin brother.
Peter Ball, 83, the former Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, was jailed for 32 months last year after he admitted sexually abusing 18 teenagers and young men between 1977 and 1992. The Old Bailey heard how Ball, of Langport, Somerset, hand-picked vulnerable victims to commit acts of 'debasement' in the name of religion, including praying naked at the altar and submitting to beatings.