UNITED KINGDOM
Ealing Today
A former Roman Catholic priest accused of historical sex offences against five boys at St Benedict’s School has appeared in court.
Laurence Soper, 72, has appeared at Ealing Magistrates’ Court facing nine charges which all allegedly took place at the school where he taught in the 1970s and 80s.
Mr Soper was arrested in 2010 and bailed, but failed to return to a London police station in March 2011. A European Arrest Warrant was issued for him in 2012 and he was detained in Kosovo in May.
He gave his name in court as Andrew Charles Kingston Soper – Laurence being the name he took when he was ordained as a priest.
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