Thinking Anglicans

Opinion – 18 February 2026

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Gavin Drake Church Abuse Why does the Church of England describe child abuse as an “intimate sexual relationship”?

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Dr John Wallace
Dr John Wallace
2 hours ago

I so agree with Gavin. Having worked in the past with vulnerable and abused girls, their experience needs to be called out and named for what it is ‘ Child Sexual Abuse’. The law is clear, consent cannot be given by a young woman who is under 16, however mature she may seem to be.

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