Re a complaint under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 before the Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal for the Diocese of Coventry concerned a complaint dated 25 January 2024 brought by the Acting Archdeacon Pastor for the Diocese of Coventry against the Revd Anne-Marie Marsh, a married woman recently divorced, who was accused of conduct unbecoming or inappropriate to the office and work of a clerk in Holy Orders within the meaning of s.8(1)(d) Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 “in that she engaged in an inappropriate relationship with Graham Slate, a man for whom she was pastorally responsible”.

Ms Marsh had been married for 27 years but was divorced in 2024 after enduring emotionally and physically abusive behaviour from her husband, culminating in an incident in which he grabbed her by the throat and threatened her with a kitchen knife [7]. Mr Slate had also been divorced in 2024 [8]. The diocese finally moved Mr Marsh into a vacant vicarage to get him out of Mrs Marsh’s way. Continue reading →