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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T10:46:15.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nThe Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Reverend Stephen Conway, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.\n\nLincolnshire Police confirmed the detention of a 68-year-old man is part of an “ongoing investigation following an allegation that a man was sexually assaulted between 2018 and 2025.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Church of England announced Reverend Conway's suspension from ministry whilst a safeguarding complaint undergoes investigation in accordance with the House of Bishops Code of Practice.\n\nBishop Conway has since been released on bail.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA statement published on the Diocese of Lincoln website confirmed the suspension, noting that the complaint had been lodged with the Church of England's national safeguarding team.\n\nThe diocese acknowledged the situation would prove \"deeply unsettling\" for many and confirmed that assistance was being provided to those affected.\n\n“The Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Rev Stephen Conway, has been suspended from ministry while a complaint made to the National Safeguarding Team is responded to according to the House of Bishops Code of Practice,” the notice read.\n\n“This includes referral to the appropriate statutory authorities.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe diocese continued: “Support is in place for those affected, and there will be no further comment while the process is ongoing.\n\n“We understand that this will be a deeply unsettling time. The Diocesan Safeguarding Team is available for anyone who wishes to contact them.”\n\nSpecific details regarding the nature of the complaint have not been disclosed.\n\nThe diocese indicated there would be no additional comment whilst the process continues.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Inside Britain's military recruitment crisis as servicemen REJECTED for acne and lactose intolerance\n  * Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces NEW investigation as MPs demand Mandelson probe over trade role\n  * UK 'looks unreliable and weak' under Keir Starmer, warn senior defence figures in grim assessment\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Right Reverend Dr Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop of Grantham, will assume responsibility for diocesan affairs throughout the suspension period.\n\nBishop Conway took up his position as Bishop of Lincoln in 2023, having previously held the roles of Bishop of Ramsbury and Bishop of Ely.\n\nHe has sat in the House of Lords since 2014.\n\nThe investigation remains ongoing, with police continuing their enquiries into the allegations spanning a seven-year period.\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nNo further information regarding the circumstances of the alleged offence has been released by authorities.\n\nGB News has approached Bishop Conway for comment.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Top bishop arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and suspended from church duties"
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