Church Paedophile Persuaded Not to Resign by Priest Finally Faces Justice for Abuse

By Benjamin Russell
The Express
August 15, 2013

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/422260/Church-paedophile-persuaded-not-to-resign-by-priest-finally-faces-justice-for-abuse

A CHURCH organist who offered to resign after being caught molesting young boys but was persuaded to continue his work with the choir is about to be brought to justice.

The victims of John Lillis, 63, were kicked out the choir and their family given a lecture by a Roman Catholic Bishop about the need for "forgiveness".

Now, 25 years on, he has been told he is likely to get a long prison sentence after being found guilty by a Crown Court jury of three even more serious sex offences, in addition to four he had already admitted.

The scandal that rocked the catholic community in Woking, Surrey, was outlined during a seven day trial at Guildford Crown Court.

It was also revealed that in addition to his continued work with the choir, at St Dunstan's RC Church, Lillis was allowed to remain living in a subsidised church property, there The brothers, whose abuse began when one of them was as young as 10, have accused the Church hierarchy of "covering up" the paedophile scandal.