indecent assault

Pierce went on to become a bishop himself - but in March admitted five charges of indecent assault against a boy under the age of 16 between 1985 and 1990.

Eleven charges of aggravated indecent assault - deemed more serious as they allegedly related to people under his authority - were downgraded on Thursday.

A priest has been jailed for seven years for eight counts of historical indecent assault against four boys.

In June, he was convicted on four counts of indecent assault on one boy between 1988 and 1989.

Paul Hutton was given an OLR after pleading guilty to two charges of indecent assault against two former partners and completed his minimum prison sentence in 2008.