[2] His paternal grandfather was a Presbytarian minister from the north-east Scottish Highlands[8] whereas his maternal grandfather Reverend John Goodacre, vicar of All Saints, Hanley and the fifth generation of Anglican priests in his family, served with the 59th division of the North Staffordshire Regiment in France and Ireland (where he met his wife) as a military chaplain,[9][10] later earning the Military Cross for his service.

[12][13] In 1991 whilst in training for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge, he was suspended after it was discovered that his girlfriend at the time was pregnant with his daughter (Harriet).

The article states, "Mr Campbell-Taylor described the allegations as 'false' and 'defamatory'", and said that he was a victim of stalking, though to date there is "no evidence" linking any individual to the flyers.

[21] In 2021, the Editor of the Church of England Newspaper published an article which states 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".

[22] In a follow-up article concerning the release by artists Liam Ó Maonlaí and Steve Cooney of a music video about the case, the Editor of the Church of England Newspaper writes, "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".