Paedophile priest jailed for 15 years

A Dublin-born paedophile priest who abused seven children, including altar boys, over a 34-year period has been jailed for 15 years.

“Predatory” Francis Paul Cullen, 85, pleaded guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and other sexual offences last month after being extradited to the UK last year following 22 years on the run in Tenerife.

The offences were committed between 1957 and 1991 on children aged between six and 14.