Former school priest jailed for sexual abuse of boys at top Christchurch college

‘You broke my trust and you broke me’: Former St Bede’s priest jailed for sexually abusing boarders

Former Christchurch boys’ school priest Rowan Donoghue has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison.

Former priest jailed for abuse of boys at St Bede's College

A former priest who sexually abused four boys at Christchurch's St Bede's College more than two decades ago has been jailed for more than seven years.

Former St Bede's College priest Rowan Donoghue jailed for sexual abuse of boys

"It changed the course of my life in ways I'm still only discovering," one of his victims says, as the former priest is jailed for more than seven years.

Former school priest jailed for sexual abuse of boys at top Christchurch college

A former priest and school dean has been jailed for seven years and eight months for sexually abusing young people at a leading Christchurch boys’ high...

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Former St Bede’s College priest jailed over abuse

Former St Bede’s College priest Rowan Donoghue has been sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison after admitting sexually abusing four boys at the Christchurch boarding school between 1996 and 2000. Victims described years of trauma, addiction, shame and emotional damage caused by the abuse, with one saying the offending became “our own little life sentence”. The court heard Donoghue exploited his authority as a trusted priest and car…