A priest at a Manchester Catholic school has admitted to sexually abusing 27 children in the 1970s and 1980s.
Father William Green, 67, admitted the assaults on children aged between eight and 16.
Green was charged with 33 counts of indecent assault against nine boys under 16, but only pleaded guilty to 27 of the charges relating to seven victims. The remaining six charges were ordered to lie on the file.
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Greater Manchester said: "We have co-operated with the authorities since the beginning of the investigation. It is regrettable when something like this happens. Our priority and concern is always for the victims."
Father William Green, 67, admitted the assaults on children aged between eight and 16.
Green was charged with 33 counts of indecent assault against nine boys under 16, but only pleaded guilty to 27 of the charges relating to seven victims. The remaining six charges were ordered to lie on the file.
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Greater Manchester said: "We have co-operated with the authorities since the beginning of the investigation. It is regrettable when something like this happens. Our priority and concern is always for the victims."
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- JanaPokana
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Just how long are the government going to allow these so called "people of god" going to get away with this?..it,s appalling that the catholic church allow them to hide behind the cloth,they shud weed out these perverts? the catholic religion is just one big scam....
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- vipersvenum
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