AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
Marissa Calligeros
March 8, 2012
A Catholic priest has said there is still goodness in him, despite pleading guilty to making and possessing child exploitation material.
Neil Joseph Byrne, whose church was affiliated with a Brisbane primary school, admitted to having sexual fantasies about “young, blond boys”, after being charged with eight counts of making child exploitation material and one count of possessing 10 images of child exploitation material.
Father Byrne, 61, requested that he address the court during his sentencing yesterday and sobbed as he pleaded for compassion from Judge Hugh Botting.
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