SCOTLAND
BBC News
The Catholic Church in Scotland has apologised to two victims of a priest jailed for sexual abuse but is yet to contact them.
Father Paul Moore committed the crimes in Ayrshire between 1977 and 1996.
Two of his victims, Paul Smyth and Andi Lavery, went public with their stories after waiving their right to anonymity.
The church has now apologised to both men, and all abuse victims, after Moore was sentenced to nine years in prison, but has not been in touch with them.
Father Tom Boyle told the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme the police investigation process meant church officials had not previously known the identity of anyone involved in the Moore case.
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