The Clergy's actions, disregarding the Bishop's Guidance.

Actions by The Reverend Canon Leah Vasey-Saunders.
Canon Precentor at Wakefield Cathedral. ( September 2019 )
Vicar of Lancaster, Lancaster Priory( September 2021 )
Leah Vasey-Saunders believes the woman, makes no verification effort.
She fails to follow The Bishop's Guidance
I hear nothing from Leah Vasey-Saunders.
In February 2020 I am excluded from ringing at Wakefield Cathedral.
The stress and defamation she started still continues.

Impudent actions by The Reverend Mark Watkins.
Associate Priest at All Saints Pontefract. ( September 2019 )
Mark Watkins believes the woman, makes no verification effort.
He fails to follow The Bishop's Guidance
He tell me that as neither of us are members of his parish, there is nothing he can do.
Yet he closes down practices immediately.
Yet he defines the tower as "a safe space" for the woman.
In February 2020 I am excluded from ringing at All Saints Pontefract.
The stress and defamation he started still continues.

Impudent actions by The Very Reverend Simon Cowling.
Dean of Wakefield at Wakefield Cathedral. ( November 2019 )
Simon Cowling believes the woman, makes no verification effort.
He fails to follow The Bishop's Guidance
He takes hasty, unbalanced action
He writes to me, excluding me from ringing at Wakefield Cathedral
pending investigations
He promises an investigation. YET: No investigation has started (February 2022)
The Police say that both parties SHOULD be treated equally.
Simon Cowling fails to follow that Police instruction.
Total impunity, impenitent elitist.
The stress and defamation he started still continues.

Impudent actions by The Venerable Peter Townley.
Archdeacon of Pontefract. ( September 2019 )
Peter Townley starts consultations with the Clergy involved (September 2019).
He fails to follow The Bishop's Guidance
He fails to follow The Police Instructions
Somehow he was given false information about The Police Investigations
In January 2020 (over 3 months later) he holds a meeting with the Clergy involved.
He writes to me. This letter is extremely upsetting, inaccurate, clearly defamatory, libelous, against my Human rights and Data Protection laws.
He says "no further communications". He refuses to engage.
He excludes me from ringing at Wakefield Cathedral
and at All Saints Pontefract
Total impunity, impenitent elitist.
The stress and defamation he started still continues.

Conclusions

These people are completely out of control
They ignore the Law
They have no compassion.
Preach, yet not act as they preach

My errors

I was not pro-active in contacting Peter Townley or Simon Cowling.
I should have made The Police letter public.Read the document
I was advised to "keep my powder dry"
Sadly, that powder is still dry
I assumed his meeting was to establish a Core Group.
How wrong I was. = IMPUNITY RULES

My recommendations to anyone faced with this situation.

Jump on this quickly.

Collect accurate information
Digital Voice Recorders. Read more......

Using "Safeguarding" as a weapon
The Clergy are easily hoodwinked.
Make sure you get the seeds of doubt sown very early.

Sadly, this is never ending
Over 4 years on
The victimisation continues
Always a victim
Never a survivor
The Leaders of The CofE continue to perpetrate abuse

The Reverend Canon Leah Vasey-Saunders enacts the Safeguarding failure.

The The Reverend Mark Watkins brings about the Safeguarding failure.

The Very Reverend Simon Cowling, Dean of Wakefield at Wakefield Cathedral, leads the Safeguarding failure.

The Venerable Peter Townley, Archdeacon of Pontefract, executes the Safeguarding failure.

Leeds Diocese Safeguarding: A Safeguarding Failure.

Wakefield Cathedral Safeguarding: A Safeguarding Failure.

All Saints Pontefract Safeguarding: A Safeguarding Failure.

Church of England Safeguarding: A Safeguarding Failure.

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The Clergy's actions, disregarding the Bishop's Guidance.

Actions by The Reverend Canon Leah Vasey-Saunders.

Impudent actions by The Reverend Mark Watkins.

Impudent actions by The Very Reverend Simon Cowling.

Impudent actions by The Venerable Peter Townley.