Chelmsford vicar dies after being cleared of abuse: The Church of England Newspaper, Aug 25, 2011 August 30, 2011
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First published in The Church of England Newspaper.
An East London clergyman arrested in May on suspicion of corrupting the morals of a child has died. The Rev. Christopher Hanson, vicar of the Church of the Ascension, Victoria Docks in the Diocese of Chelmsford died on Aug 21 at Newham General Hospital. He was 63.
Scotland Yard detectives arrested Mr. Hanson for crimes allegedly committed while he served as team vicar in the Benefice of Langley Marish near Slough. In 2008 Mr. Hanson left Langely Marish after 11 years of service to take up his current post.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police stated Mr. Hanson had “been arrested on suspicion of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity as part of an investigation being carried out by Thames Valley Police.”
However last week the police ended their investigation and declined to prosecute the case.
A spokesman for Chelmsford Diocese said: “We were very sorry to hear that the Rev Chris Hanson died in hospital on Sunday. We are holding his family and parish in our thoughts and prayers.”
