Thanks for that update Matt.Great Plum wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:27 am Regarding Dobbie still being a priest or not, I take the following direct from Facebook from Joshua Bell (who will be priested shortly)
‘at the time of Dobbie's arrest in 2016, he was teaching at Shrewsbury School. Once charged, he would have been suspended pending the investigation - and at that time he resigned. He is now listed as retired, holding no license or permission to officiate.
The usual course of events, I believe, would be that once convicted he would face a Clergy Discipline Measure in the ecclesiastical courts - with the result usually being a temporary or permanent ban on ministering.
However, it may be that this is waived, as his place on the sexual offenders' register brings with it a permanent ban on ministry, thus making a separate judgement unnecessary.’
Good to know Joshua still keeps his finger on the pulse.
I well remember meeting him on a visit to CH some years ago.