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17 January 2017

Trial date for former priest accused of brutal assaults against pupils at Highland school

A former priest who taught at a Highland school will go on trial in May accused of a string of brutal assaults against his pupils with weapons including a spiked golf shoe and a hockey stick.
Father Benedict Seed, 83, was due to go before a jury later this month at Inverness Sheriff Court. But yesterday, his lawyer Clare Russell told Sheriff Margaret Neilson that she was not yet prepared for trial.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1140638/trial-date-for-former-priest-accused-of-brutal-assaults-against-pupils-at-highland-school/