Retired priest who forced boy to perform sex acts escapes jail

A retired priest who forced a then 16-year-old boy to perform oral and anal sex on him 20 years ago has escaped a prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Father Harry Moore (aged 68), formerly a curate in a North Dublin parish, pleaded guilty to two counts of buggery and two counts of indecent assault on dates between July 1, 1984 and March 31, 1985.