Bishop Mason was formerly the acting Bishop of Liverpool before Bishop Perumbalath was enthroned in 2023. She said in March 2023 she was made aware of a complaint against Bishop Perumbalath which involved an investigation by the church's National Safeguarding Team.

A British bishop has announced his retirement days after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment. Channel 4 News reported on Tuesday that John Perumbalath, the Bishop of Liverpool, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman and harassing a fellow bishop.

A Church of England bishop resigned on Thursday (Jan 30) after what he called a "trial by media" over allegations of sexual assault which he has denied, but which have deepened a crisis at the mother church of the Anglican Communion.