The Church in Wales has issued the following Statement following the sentence of Anthony Pierce, the former bishop of Swansea and Brecon, at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to five counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 16. The abuse took place when Pierce was working as a vicar in the city, several years before he became the bishop of the Swansea and Brecon diocese in 1999.
He was given a custodial sentence of four years and one month, of which he will serve half before he is released on licence.