Vincent Mercer
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Vincent Mercer, OP (born 1947 in County Kerry) is a Dominican priest and former headmaster at Newbridge College. He is a convicted sex offender, guilty of dozens of counts of sexual abuse of children. He was also imprisoned from 2013 to 2016 for sexually assaulting a child between 1986 and 1994.
2003 case
[edit]In March 2003, Mercer pleaded guilty at Naas District Court to four counts of indecent assault on a 13-year-old boy. He was given a sentence of six months imprisonment.[1]
2005 case
[edit]He was convicted in March 2005 of 13 sample charges of indecently assaulting eight boys aged 10–13, between 1970 and 1977. He received a three-year suspended sentence at Naas Circuit Criminal Court.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Black, Fergus (2 March 2005). "Priest sentenced for 'reign of terror' over his young victims". The Independent. London, England: Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 16 August 2005.
See also
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- Living people
- 1947 births
- 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests
- Catholic priests convicted of child sexual abuse
- Irish people convicted of child sexual abuse
- Irish people convicted of indecent assault
- Violence against men in Ireland
- Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in Ireland
- Religious scandals
- Prisoners and detainees of the Republic of Ireland