The senior Catholic chaplain of Oxford University has been formally removed from his post after allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” with a student emerged. The alleged victim has told the Catholic Herald that he has also reported the matter to the police.
In a statement published on the chaplaincy website, the Oxford and Cambridge Catholic Education Board said that Fr Damian Howard SJ was asked to step down from his role at the Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy “on the grounds of professional misconduct, following a complaint made by a student, which was investigated by the Jesuits in Britain and found to be substantiated”.
