Paedophile ex-priest told man how to abuse kids
A former priest with a history of child sex offences who told an undercover police officer how to abuse boys has been jailed for eight and a half years.
Timothy Gardner, 53, also showed a persistent "disregard" for a sexual harm prevention order by hiding his internet history and not registering user names, bank cards, emails and memory cards with police, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid serious concerns over his handling of reports about the priest in December 2022.
Gardner went on to discuss "how to abuse a child with penetrative sexual activity", Mr Turton said.
Judge Julie Clemitson said Gardner was posing as a doctor and "boasted" of having met other paedophiles in real life.
She said he went into graphic detail about how the man could molest and rape his foster sons, providing "advice and encouragement" and suggesting ways to groom them and "normalise sexual abuse".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74kvvzxgvwo
A former priest with a history of child sex offences who told an undercover police officer how to abuse boys has been jailed for eight and a half years.
Timothy Gardner, 53, also showed a persistent "disregard" for a sexual harm prevention order by hiding his internet history and not registering user names, bank cards, emails and memory cards with police, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid serious concerns over his handling of reports about the priest in December 2022.
Gardner went on to discuss "how to abuse a child with penetrative sexual activity", Mr Turton said.
Judge Julie Clemitson said Gardner was posing as a doctor and "boasted" of having met other paedophiles in real life.
She said he went into graphic detail about how the man could molest and rape his foster sons, providing "advice and encouragement" and suggesting ways to groom them and "normalise sexual abuse".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74kvvzxgvwo
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