A Christian Brother and former school principal who was convicted of historical child sex abuse has died.
Paul Dunleavy was sentenced to 10 years in prison in November 2024 after being convicted of 36 charges against former pupils.
The offences were committed on dates between 1964 and 1991 while the 89-year-old worked at four schools in Belfast, Newry and Armagh.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service said an “89-year-old male prisoner from Maghaberry” died “at an outside hospital” on 26 August.
Dunleavy was already serving a prison sentence having been previously convicted on two separate occasions of sexual offences against children in his care.
He was due to begin his latest sentence in May 2026 when his previous sentence was to end.
In total, he was convicted of 72 counts involving 18 victims across three trials.
At the time of his sentencing, he was still a Christian Brother despite his convictions.
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