Sunday Mail (UK)

TOBIN PRIEST RAPED ME

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forwa forward. It’s early days anand I remember exactl exactly what I felt like at that stage.

“It’sIt’s extremely scary anda all I hope for that person is that she is able to get really good counse counsellin­g as that is what saved me.

“WitWithout the quality of counsellin­g I’ve had, I’d hate to imagine where I’d be.

“BuBut I’d like to know exactly how much was known in the Church about Fr NugNugent’s activities, by who and when.

“I’m becoming more and more convinced that pepeople in the Church hierarchy knew.”

The Archdioces­e of Glasgow have been paying for Teresa to attend counsellin­g sessionses­sions after she made allegation­s against NugenNugen­t three years ago.

TereTeresa, from Glasgow, said he manoeuvred his wway into her life after she went to stay with her gran when she was 11 years old. She claims Nugent, who died aged 66 from a heart attack in 2010, subjected her to two yearyears of sexual abuse before rapraping her shortly after her 13t13th birthday. NNugent was removed frofrom his position as a parparish priest following the murmurder of Angelika Kluk, whowhose body was found undunder the f loorboards of his church,c St Patrick’s in AndAnderst­on, Glasgow, in 2006. PolPolish national Angelika, 23, wwas murdered by serial killer Peter Tobin, who had been uunwitting­ly hired as a handyhandy­man at St Patrick’s. NugNugent claimed to have had a consensual sexual relationre­lationship with Angelika. An AArchdioce­se of Glasgow spokesman said: “MMany distressin­g stories emerged during and immediatel­y following the Angelika Kluk murder trial which were previously unknown to the Church and which led to Fr Nugent’s swift removal from parish ministry. “It may be that no one will ever know the full truth of all his activities but the Church remains ready and wi l l ing to co- operate with the police and authoritie­s to assist survivors. “The Church offer counsellin­g and, when a claim for damages is made, will always cooperate with any legal process but cannot influence its progress, speed or outcome.”

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