William Taylor

William Campbell-Taylor (also known by the alias William Taylor) is a British politician and Church of England vicar of St Thomas' Church, Clapton Common in the Diocese of London. In his autobiography Campbell-Taylor admits that he was suspended for sexual misconduct while in training for the priesthood at Westcott House, and he states "Some very dim views were taken. The College told me I would have to leave and that in due course the Bishop of Oxford would examine my case and decide whether I should be allowed to return". He was the first party candidate to be elected to the Common Council of the City of London Corporation, which broke the tradition of Aldermen and Councilmen in the financial capital standing as non-party political independents, and was described by City A.M. newspaper as "even more controversial than could be expected". He won the by-election in Portsoken for the Labour Party in March 2014 and stood down as Common Councilman before the election of March 2017. In December 2017, Campbell-Taylor was heavily defeated in the by-election for Alderman of Portsoken Ward by Prem Goyal with a margin of 228 to 143 votes. The City Matters website states that William Campbell-Taylor "was forced to defend himself against allegations of sexual abuse", and he has been the subject of formal safeguarding, stalking and fraud complaints by Portsoken residents to Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally. The Editor of the Church of England Newspaper published an article which stated that a legal complainant of clergy sexual abuse under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (CDM) had "been subjected to a campaign of harassment and bullying since he reported an indecent assault by a London clergyman" and that "he has now lodged CDM complaints against Bishop Sarah Mullally and the Rev William Campbell-Taylor". In a follow-up article concerning the release by international artists of a music video about this case, the Editor of the Church of England Newspaper further states, "My article revealed that a legal complaint of clergy abuse filed with a Clergy Discipline Measure, was shockingly leaked by a Bishop to the alleged abuser".