IRELAND
Sunday World
An ex-priest who abused 18 boys over an 18 year period has lost an appeal against his 10 year prison sentence
Peter Kennedy (75), with a former address at Ballinahown, Co Westmeath pleaded guilty to 27 counts of indecent assault in various areas of the country between 1968 and 1986.
He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on one count with all other counts taken into consideration by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on July 8 2013.
Dismissing Kennedy’s appeal against sentence today Mr Justice George Birmingham said there was criticism of the judge’s approach to sentencing on one count while taking all other counts into consideration.
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