When Cross returned to Birmingham, he was banned from any parish positions. In 1993, Robert W. Wilford accused Cross of sexual abuse during the 1960's when he was a teenager and sued the diocese in 1995.
When Cross resumed his position in Birmingham, he was forbidden from holding any ecclesiastical roles. In 1993, Robert W. Wilford accused Cross of child molestation in the 1960s and sued the diocese in 1995.