Canon Mortimer Stanley, now 84, was 'a celebrity in the
playground' who allegedly targeted children that were dubbed 'his
special girls', a court has heard. A “godlike” Catholic priest dubbed “a celebrity in the playground”
sexually abused nine young girls over four decades, a court has heard.
Many of the schoolchildren were said not to have complained about Father Mortimer Stanley, 84, at the time, because of the “very high regard” he was held in by parishioners and teachers.
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Many of the schoolchildren were said not to have complained about Father Mortimer Stanley, 84, at the time, because of the “very high regard” he was held in by parishioners and teachers.
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