US EditionFormer Catholic Priest Admits Repeated Abuse of Boy More than 40 Years Ago
NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, JUN 18 – Michael Callaghan received a seven-year sentence for abusing boys at Catholic institutions; he will face lifelong sexual harm prevention orders amid ongoing investigations.
- Thomas Millar, a former senior Catholic priest from Hamilton, Lanarkshire, pleaded guilty to repeated indecent assault of a boy between 1981 and 1984.
- The abuse took place while Millar served as a parish priest at several chapels in Lanarkshire, with the initial assault occurring when the victim was in his mid-teens after a badminton game at a recreational facility in the Baillieston area of Glasgow.
- The victim disclosed the abuse first to his wife in October 2021, then reported it to the Catholic Church and, later in late 2023, to the police, leading to Millar’s arrest in February 2024.
- Millar admitted to his bishop that the allegations were true and has acknowledged both his responsibility and the impact on the victim, who struggled to communicate their unwillingness to engage in these inappropriate interactions, prosecutor Michael Macintosh stated.
- Millar was remanded in custody and will be sentenced next month; he is on the sex offenders register, and his case highlights ongoing institutional safeguarding reforms.
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Former Catholic priest admits repeatedly abusing boy 40 years ago
Thomas Millar attacked the teenager at his home, on church grounds and in his car. He was eventually confronted by the victim’s wife A former senior Catholic priest has admitted molesting a child after the victim’s wife confronted him about the abuse 40 years later. Thomas Millar, who was honoured with the title monsignor by the pope, targeted the boy who was in his mid-teens after a game of badminton at a sports centre in Baillieston, Gl
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