Paedophile priest sentencing
Father Peter Hooper, 55 and from the Wirral, is being sentenced for abusing a teenage boy.
Father Peter Hooper, 55 and from the Wirral, is being sentenced for abusing a teenage boy.
Our correspondent Rob Smith was at Liverpool Crown Court to see Father Peter Hooper jailed. You can follow him on Twitter here.
Those supporting Hooper in court refused to speak later. His Bishop says there's "no place in the priesthood for those who harm the young".
30 people have written "references" in support of Hooper. The judge has told the court that not one "reference" mentioned the victim.
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