A former priest who indecently assaulted two boys at a Co Louth school he worked in and where he was in charge of the welfare of all pupils was yesterday described as a “predator” who had engaged in serial abuse.
Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court was also told that the accused (61) had been abused when he was a pupil in the same school. The now laicised accused admitted six offences against one of the victims and one against the other.
Judge Michael O’Shea said the accused had been in a “position of trust and authority” while the victims were “in a vulnerable and isolated situation”. He imposed 18-month custodial sentences on each of the seven counts, which are to run concurrently.