UNITED KINGDOM
Hayling Today
Published on 17/04/2013
A former choirboy who suffered years of abuse on the Isle of Wight by a “vile” Church of England priest has spoken of his relief at being awarded compensation of £200,000.
The victim, now aged in his 40s, says the abuse he suffered at the hands of Father Maxwell Halahan at St Faith’s Church in Cowes in the 1970s “ruined his life” causing him lifelong psychological damage.
The payout, agreed by the Bishop of Portsmouth, is to cover the cost of psychological treatment and loss of earnings.
Halahan, then aged 81, was jailed for three years in September 2011 at Portsmouth Crown Court after being found guilty of four counts of indecent assault.
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