Anne Dyer continues to cling on to her post despite the Scottish Episcopal Church’s Procurator, Paul Reid KC, having determined that there is sufficient evidence to convict her of abuse, including of a disabled person.
Four of the five other members of the College of Bishops indicated that they had lost confidence in Dyer following Reid’s determination. They wrote to Dyer to suggest that she ought to step down. Dyer claims that this was “unchristian”.
Dyer herself was found to have behaved in an unchristian manner by an independent HR professional, Sarah Gray, Director of consultancy Pulse HR. Gray was tasked by the Diocese with investigating allegations Dyer had made against a member of the Diocese, who she alleged had threatened her.
Gray found that Dyer’s allegations against the member of the Diocese were baseless. She went on to find that Dyer’s own behaviour had been “difficult to reconcile with the Christian values espoused by the church”.
The report, which is stamped “confidential”, can be read here.
An anonymous member of the Diocese said, “Dyer has no class whatsoever. The rumour is that she attempted to pressure Sarah Gray into altering her independent report to paint her in a better light.
“How she could possibly think a majority of people in the Diocese would be comfortable with her – an established abuser – returning to her role is beyond me”.
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