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Priest jailed for sex assaults

One of Lancashire's most senior Catholic priests is facing jail for sexually assaulting a man in Preston. Canon Stephen Shield committed the offences more than two decades ago against a man who hoped to join the priesthood. He'll be sentenced later

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Senior Lancashire priest facing jail

Canon Stephen Shield

One of Lancashire' s most senior Catholic priests is facing jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting a man in Preston.

Canon Stephen Shield - the Dean at Lancaster Cathedral - committed the offences more than two decades ago. against a man who hoped to join the priesthood. He'll be sentenced at Preston Crown Court later.

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