SCOTLAND
Daily Record
BY DAVE FINLAY
MICHAEL Murphy, 82, was jailed this morning following a hearing before Lord Uist at the High Court in Edinburgh.
A CATHOLIC monk who carried out a catalogue of brutality and degrading abuse against pupils at a residential school during “a regime of fear” has been jailed for seven years.
Michael Murphy , 82, was jailed on Friday following a hearing before Lord Uist at the High Court in Edinburgh .
The pervert was known as Brother Benedict or Brother Ben to children in his care at St Joseph’s List D School in Tranent, in East Lothian, where he perpetrated indecency and violence against youngsters.
Irish-born Murphy denied a string of charges against him during his trial at the High Court.
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