Paedophile priest John Hooper appearing in court in Liverpool

UNITED KINGDOM
ITV

A paedophile priest from Wirral is due to be sentenced for abusing a teenage boy.

Father Peter James Hooper, 55, is expected to be jailed.

The priest, from St Luke’s in Bebington, began abusing the boy when he was 14. Father Hooper stands convicted of 10 child sex crimes.

Hooper tried to blame his victim when he was arrested. He claimed the boy was “manipulative” and “demanded” sexual activity.

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