UNITED KINGDOM
Derby Telegraph
By Martin Naylor
AN MP has demanded to know how a pervert priest who sexually abused four Derby altar boys was able to evade justice for 22 years.
Francis Paul Cullen was originally charged with offences against youngsters in 1991 by Nottinghamshire police but jumped bail after appearing in court.
In 2000, the arrest warrant against him was discontinued, meaning he was technically no longer a wanted man.
But after a tip-off from a Derby churchgoer, Cullen was arrested by Derbyshire police last year in Tenerife, where he had been using the alias “Raul Martin”.
Chris Williamson said of the news that he had evaded justice for 22 years: “I think it is a shocking revelation.
“Bringing him to justice earlier is an obligation you would have expected the authorities to fulfil.
“I think the victims have been badly let down in this awful case.”
Cullen abused his Derby victims while priest at Christ the King Catholic Church, Mackworth.
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