Lancashire Priest Jailed for Sex Assaults

ITV
December 13, 2013

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Canon Stephen Shield jailed for 12 months for sex assaults

One of Lancashire' s most senior Catholic priests has been jailed after being convicted of sexually assaulting a man in Preston.

Canon Stephen Shield, the Dean at Lancaster Cathedral, committed the offences more than two decades ago. against a man who later became a priest.

The Bishop of Lancaster says he is praying for those affected by the case.

Canon Shield has been sentenced to 12 months in prison at Preston Crown Court