IRELAND
Sunday World
By Caoimhe Young
ROT in hell are the words I would usually use for paedophiles and this week one pervert had his prison sentence reduced from six to two years.
The judge in the case said he was taking the “significant contribution” the convicted man made to his community into account.
Patrick Barry was the principal of a Co. Clare school, the type you’d love your kid to go to because the classes are small and everyone looks out for everyone.
This was 30 years ago and it was a two-teacher school.
In fact, Barry was so sure of his position of power in Moyasta National School that he indecently assaulted 11 girls there from 1964 to 1985 in front of the whole class.
Ancient history? Not if he did it to you.
One girl said: “He took advantage of us, he used to grope at us at every opportunity.
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