London court jails priest for sex-abuse crimes

Disgraced British priest Michael Hill (68) was today jailed for five years at the Old Bailey in London for sex assaults on boys…

Disgraced British priest Michael Hill (68) was today jailed for five years at the Old Bailey in London for sex assaults on boys.

Hill (68) of Lingfield, Surrey, pleaded guilty on Monday to six charges of indecent assault. A further eight charges, involving three victims, was today ordered to remain on the file.

Judge Christopher Moss, who warned Hill on Monday that he would be facing a prison sentence, said he had read impact statements from the victims. "They made powerful reading," he said.

The court heard that the offences for which Hill was being sentenced related to admissions he made at a sex offenders' clinic that he attended following his release from jail.

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Those charges left on the file related to complaints made by people who came forward after the previous court case.