63 yr old Catholic priest, Fr.Stanislaus Hogan, has been charged to court following the alleged 1555 child p*rnography images, (from 3 months to 16 years old) found in his bedroom at St Ignatius College in Adelaide where he worked.
According to reports, His main interest was in images of boys in the low-to- mid teens, the very age range of children at the school where he was employed.
His lawyer pleaded with the court to forgive him after he was found guilty, stating that he has done a lot of good in his life and shouldn't be send to jail meanwhile the judge said such a sentence would be ‘manifestly inadequate’. Hogan, whose bail was
continued, will be sentenced on a later date.
Also speaking was a psychologist, who said that Hogan had previously suffered with alcohol problems and depression, which were directly related to his struggle to reconcile his s*xuality with his ethical and religious beliefs.
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