Former 'singing' priest handed consecutive sentences for raping boy

Former “singing” priest Tony Walsh has been jailed for seven and half years for raping a boy three times, once with a crucifix.

Former 'singing' priest handed consecutive sentences for raping boy

Former “singing” priest Tony Walsh has been jailed for seven and half years for raping a boy three times, once with a crucifix.

Anthony Walsh (aged 62) committed the offence at a time when the maximum penalty for this offence, then legally termed indecent assault, was two years.

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