The former head of music at a Lincolnshire church, and a local school, has been jailed for six years for the “heinous abuse” of a former pupil and chorister fifty years ago.
Burness appeared at Lincoln Crown Court last week and, despite denying the charges, he was found guilty of six counts of indecent assault of a male in the 1970s. After a trial, he was jailed and was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for Life. Bishop Stephen Conway, Acting Bishop of Lincoln, said: “The Diocese of Lincoln was shocked and saddened to hear about the heinous abuse of a former Cordeaux School pupil and chorister at St James’ Church in Louth in the 1970s perpetrated by Peter Burness.
“The safety of everyone who attends our churches is of paramount importance and the Diocese of Lincoln, along with the Diocese of York has worked closely with police and statutory authorities throughout this case.
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