சிறுவர்களை பலாத்காரம் செய்த ஆஸ்திரேலிய கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரிக்கு 15 வருடம் சிறை

சிறுவர்களை பலாத்காரம் செய்த ஆஸ்திரேலிய கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரிக்கு 15 வருடம் சிறை தண்டனை அளிக்கப்பட்டது.

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Cheers as priest gets 15 years for sexual abuse
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October 04, 2008
VICTIMS of Paul Raymond Evans clapped and cheered from the public gallery of the NSW District Court yesterday after the Catholic priest was handed a 15-year prison sentence for sexually abusing teenage boys in his care.

Evans, 57, who was a parish priest on the NSW central coast for 15 years, was convicted in July of committing 18 sexual offences against seven boys when he worked at Boys Town Catholic boarding school in Engadine, in Sydney's south, between 1977 and 1988.

Evans was found guilty of nine counts of homosexual intercourse by a teacher, seven of indecent assault and two acts of indecency.

After the sentencing, several of the victims and their families applauded. One person in the courtroom was heard to shout, "rot in hell", while another said to Evans, "You're not so special now".

During the trial earlier this year, which coincided with the Pope's apology to the Australian victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, the court heard that Evans had molested the teenagers in their dormitory and on weekend camping trips.

In his sentencing remarks yesterday, judge Robert Hulme told the court one of the boys tried to burn his leg with "molten plastic" and later tried to cut off circulation in an attempt to have it amputated, following an episode when Evans ejaculated on him. "He still bears the scars," Justice Hume said.

Another of the priest's victims burned down the family house after telling his father that Evans molested him. His father had laughed off the claim, the court heard.

Handing down the sentence, Justice Hulme said he took into account the severity and frequency of the offences, the position of authority the priest held at Boys Town and the possibility for his rehabilitation, which the judge described as "reasonable but not good".

Speaking outside the court, one of the victims, who cannot be identified, described the outcome as "an excellent result".

Evans will be considered for parole in 9 1/2 years.

Additional reporting: AAP