Dublin priest gets 15 years for 34 years of child abuse in the UK

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

Dublin priest gets 15 years for 34 years of child abuse in the UK

A paedophile priest from Dublin 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.

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