Father Michael Higginbottom, 74, repeatedly raped his victim who told the court that the “evil” priest had ruined his life. Higginbottom revelled in “cruel, sadistic bullying” at St Joseph’s
College, a seminary for prospective priests, in Upholland, near Wigan .
A Catholic priest has been jailed for 17 years after a catalogue of
horrific sexual abuse against a young boy which left him praying for
death. Father Michael Higginbottom, 74, repeatedly raped his victim who told the court that the “evil” priest had ruined his life.http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/priest-michael-higginbottom-jailed-rape-12889511