IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Saturday, February 04, 2017 Sonya McLean
An English priest who molested a 12-year-old boy after bringing the child and his brother on holiday to Ireland over 40 years ago has been jailed for nine months.
Michael Dunn, aged 67, who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault, intends to appeal the sentence, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday.
Dunn knew the boy and his family as the child served as an altar boy. The victim was bullied at school and Dunn became his “trusted confidant”, the court heard.
The victim told the court Dunn groomed him to comply and that said he felt helpless to escape.
“I was imprisoned in what was supposed to be a holiday and 100 miles from home,” he said.
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