Anger at antiquaries charity after sex abuser wins members’ vote

Heraldry expert’s backers ‘did not represent majority at 18th-century society’A vote allowing a sex abuser to remain a fellow at a prestigious educational society has provoked a fierce internal backlash and demands for the organisation’s reform.Scores of fellows at the Society of Antiquaries of London, a charity that promotes the study of the past, are up in arms about the vote, which has allowed Hubert Chesshyre to continue as a fellow. Continue reading...