1997 also saw the ordination of the first 'ICAB succession' bishop in the United Kingdom, namely John Christopher Simmons of Ashford, Kent. John Simmons (1945-2003) was part of a small house church which fronted a prolific and well-documented ring of peadophilia and child exploitation, brought to light in multiple highly-publicised cases involving Roger Gleaves and Frederick Gilbert Linale. Both Gleaves and Linale received lengthy sentences; Simmons stood in as head of the church in their absence. The British branch of ICAB still exists, though currently in no formal relationship with the ICAB, and it has changed name several times since John Christopher Simmons' tenure. The current leader of this branch, now called Catholic Church of England & Wales, is James Atkinson-Wake, also known as David Bell.