UNITED KINGDOM
The Herald
A PARISH priest last night said a man jailed for abusing girls in the 1970s had not been left unsupervised with children when he helped out at her church.
Sunningwell man John Laister, a former Sunday School teacher, was jailed for 14 years at Bradford Crown Court this week after being convicted of abusing two girls in West Yorkshire in the 1970s.
The 72-year-old had helped produce Sunningwell’s St Leonard Church newsletter before he was jailed.
The Rev Pam McKellen said the church knew Laister had previous convictions.
She said: “I am very sorry to hear that John Laister was found guilty of serious sexual offences. I know that this will come as a shock to many people who know him.
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