EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND)
The Scotsman
January 20, 2018
By Chris Marshall
A former priest convicted of sexually abusing boys in his care has expressed regret for his “abhorrent” crimes.
Bernard Traynor, 64, was convicted of six charges of indecent assault in 1995 for abuse carried out against four boys in the 1970s while he was a trainee priest helping out at a children’s home in Newcastle.
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard that the care of the children had been arranged in Scotland.
Traynor said it had been “totally wrong” that he had been allowed to be a house parent at the St Vincent’s home without training or proper supervision.
Asked about the abuse, Traynor said: “Its abhorrent to me now that I could do that. I don’t in any way feel proud for what I’ve done.”
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