Ex-teacher and retired priest in 80s accused of historic child abuse seeks to halt trial

A priest and former teacher has brought a High Court action aimed at stopping his trial on child sex abuse charges.

The man who is aged in his eighties is facing charges of gross indecency and indecent assault against a male pupil at the private fee-paying school where he worked in the mid-1970s. He claims he cannot get a fair trial on grounds of ill health.