NOTTINGHAM (ENGLAND)
Nottingham Post
April 25, 2019
By Rod Malcolm
A former priest was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register when he appeared in court and admitted having child porn at a city presbytery.
Philip McBrien, 58, faced two magistrates who sent him to Nottingham Crown Court to be sentenced on May 16. They ordered probation officers to compile reports on him.
Dan Church, prosecuting, told the court nine of the images were in Category A, the most serious. He said: “The Crown say it should be committed for sentence.
“Category A includes possession of indecent images of sexual activity involving children.
“On the guidelines, there is a starting point of 12 months imprisonment.”
McBrien’s title was given as Father on the court list with an address of the Holy Cross Presbytery, Watnall Road, Hucknall. However, when he appeared before the magistrates, he was referred to as Mr McBrien and gave his address as Ruby’s Walk, Newark.
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