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Priest Who Abused Boys Was Sent to Canada for Treatment

By Wilma Riley
The Times
March 15, 2018

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/priest-who-abused-boys-was-sent-to-canada-for-treatment-8hmsv03td

Father Paul Moore groomed some of his victims by taking them swimming or out for meals before sexually abusing them

A retired priest has been convicted of the sexual abuse of three boys and a trainee cleric.

The offences were committed between 1977 and 1996 but the High Court in Glasgow was told that when the Catholic church was informed about allegations, Father Paul Moore, a priest in Ayrshire, was sent for treatment in Canada rather than being reported to the authorities.

Judge Lady Rae told the priest, who had denied the offences: “Mr Moore you have abused your position as a priest in the most horrible manner. You have been convicted of, particularly in relation to the young children, appalling abuse. The damage such conduct does to young people is immeasurable.”

The allegations against Moore, 82, who will be sentenced next month, were first…

 

 

 

 

 




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