Ex-bishop jailed for sexually abusing boy at Swansea church

A former Bishop of Swansea and Brecon has been jailed for sexually abusing a boy while he was a parish priest.

Anthony Pierce was given a four-year sentence after pleading guilty to five counts of indecent assault dating back to the late 1980s. It was only 18 months ago that the victim finally disclosed what had happened. But it’s emerged that a different allegation of sexual abuse against Pierce was reported to senior church figures, before he was made a bishop.