THE former priest Brian Spillane has been sentenced to nine years'
imprisonment for a series of sexual assaults on young girls - attacks
described as "serious, planned and callous" by Judge Michael Finnane of
the NSW District Court.
"The offender used his position as a priest to gain access to the homes in which each of his victims lived," said the judge. "He was very trusted and the parents of each of the victims readily gave him access to their daughters because of thattrust and the esteem in which he was held."
http://www.smh.com.au/national/priest-a-violent-bully-and-coward-20120419-1xa40.html
"The offender used his position as a priest to gain access to the homes in which each of his victims lived," said the judge. "He was very trusted and the parents of each of the victims readily gave him access to their daughters because of that
http://www.smh.com.au/national/priest-a-violent-bully-and-coward-20120419-1xa40.html