Bill Kenneally lawyers claim 'vengeful' judge 'became blinkered' over sentencing for boys' abuse; appeal judgement reserved

The judge who sentenced Bill Kenneally for abusing 10 teenage boys in the 1980s seemed "vengeful" and inappropriately addressed his mind to redress for victims, the former sports coach’s lawyers have told the Court of Appeal.

The judge who sentenced Bill Kenneally for abusing 10 teenage boys in the 1980s seemed "vengeful" and inappropriately addressed his mind to redress for victims, the former sports coach’s lawyers have told the Court of Appeal. 

Kenneally (aged 67), with an address at Summerville Avenue, Waterford City, had pleaded guilty to 10 sample counts of indecently assaulting 10 boys at various location in Waterford in the 1980s. Kenneally was originally charged with 70 counts spanning dates in the 1970s and 1980s.