Former priest jailed for indecent assault

UNITED KINGDOM
ITV

A former clergyman from the Lake District has been sentenced to eight months in prison for indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

The offences date back to when 70-year-old Andrew Folks was a priest in Langdale.

At Carlisle Crown Court today he pleaded guilty to one charge of indecent assault against the boy and another of attempting to.

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