Jurors have been told Canon Rideout was acquitted by a court martial in 1972 over claims of indecent assault.
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The force said several allegations against Canon Rideout were made to police in 1972 but no criminal proceedings resulted.
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Following the sentencing, the Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner, said Rideout had caused "immeasurable and destructive suffering over a long period of time".
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Canon Rideout conducted services at All Saints Church, Eastbourne until 2010.
Canon Rideout, of Filching Close, who was ordained in 1962, is accused of abusing more than a dozen girls and boys at the home between 1962 and 1973.
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