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Ball is pictured in 1992 with the Prince of Wales, whom he once described as 'a loyal friend'.
Ball is pictured in 1992 with the Prince of Wales, whom he once described as 'a loyal friend'.
Ball, the former bishop of Lewes, East Sussex, was jailed for 32 months after admitting sexually abusing 18 young men between 1977 and 1992. He will serve half the term before being released on license.
The judge, Mr Justice Wilkie, said he had taken account of the harm Ball had caused to his victims but also considered testimony of many who wrote in support of his character.
When he was first accused by a victim in 1992, Hall was supported by prominent public figures and given a caution instead of facing prosecution.
"The police report that accompanied the papers sent to the CPS in 1993 after the police had done their work stated they had received telephone calls supportive of Ball "from many dozens of people - including MPs, former public school headmasters, JPs and even a lord chief justice," Bobbie Cheema QC said for the prosecution.
Cheema said members of the Queen's family and cabinet ministers had also sent letters of support. However, in a statement Clarence House told RT: "The Prince of Wales made no intervention in the judicial process on behalf of Peter Ball."
Comment: For more information on the modus operandi of these depraved monsters who stalk the Establishment corridors of power, read:
UK 'Establishment': Unmasking psychopathic faces - Pedophilia and murder in VERY high places