Anti-Gay Priest Who Set up Church to Oppose Homosexuality Removed Over Sexual Harassment

From News Week-

The founder of an Anglican church in Florida who expressed staunch anti-LGBT views has been removed from the priesthood over allegations he routinely harassed young men.

Father Eric Dudley, who set up the St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, is accused of overstepping boundaries, grooming and sexually harassing several men at his church, which he set up "based on anti-homosexuality" principles.

Dudley founded the church having left his previous position as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in 2005 after it brought in a gay priest and he could no longer abide to the "deeply unrepentant heresies" there.

Dudley left his post as dean of St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral in August 2018 after several of his alleged victims came forward. He has now been fully removed as a priest from the Anglican Church following a report by the non-profit Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment (GRACE).

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https://www.newsweek.com/priest-antigay-father-eric-dudley-florida-church-1474669 

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https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefreethinker/2019/11/anglican-church-founder-abused-trainee-priests-other-young-men/

St. Peter's founder Eric Dudley engaged in sexual misconduct, investigation finds

From Florida-

Eric Dudley, the founder and former leader of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Tallahassee, subjected adult staff members to sexual misconduct and abused his authority as a priest, an outside investigation found.

Dudley resigned unexpectedly in 2018, prompting the church to begin an investigation into what led to his departure.

St. Peter's hired an independent organization, Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE), that helps churches investigate allegations of misconduct and abuse.

On Sunday, the Rev. Robert Duncan, bishop in residence, sent a letter to the congregation saying the GRACE investigation was complete and a report with detailed findings will be released Tuesday.

The letter confirmed allegations of misconduct against Dudley, which came to light not long after his resignation.

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https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2019/11/25/st-peters-founder-eric-dudley-committed-sexual-misconduct-investigation-finds/4298058002/