He was abused by Father Samuel Penney while he was a choirboy

The victim of a paedophile priest from Burton has spoken of his horrific ordeal and how it took years before he could even speak about what happened to him. Eamonn Flanagan was 11 when he was first abused by vile Father Sam Penney, who was at the time the priest at St Mary and Modwen Catholic Church in the town.

Mr Flanagan, who has waived his right to anonymity, says he was abused while he was a choirboy at the Guild Street church in the 1970s. Speaking to his partner prompted him to speak to others and finally to the church diocese organisation, thinking action would be taken against Penney. But he was left devastated when nothing happened and Penney remained as a priest and would go on to attack other children.

Now in his fifties Mr Flanagan,…