Bishop denies indecent assaults

LIVERPOOL - Mormon Bishop Peter Gibson sexually assaulted six female members of his church over a 21-year, period, a court was…

LIVERPOOL - Mormon Bishop Peter Gibson sexually assaulted six female members of his church over a 21-year, period, a court was told yesterday. But when confronted by police, the bishop claimed he had only been expressing his "love and concern" for women in his flock, a jury at Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Bishop Gibson (72), of Roby, Merseyside, denies 25 charges of indecently assaulting the six women and a girl, between 1973 and 1994.

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