October 17, 2009
Vicar Who Raped Boys Is 'Jailed' for 14 Years
A Bradford vicar has been jailed for 14 years for the "wicked and cynical" rape and sexual abuse of boys in his pastoral care. A judge told Peter Hedge: "You are 47 years of age and an ordained member of the Church of England, on which you have brought the most dreadful disgrace." Hedge was convicted by a jury at Bradford Crown Court yesterday of two offences of rape, 32 of indecent assault and one of committing a serious sexual offence. The six men and six women jurors returned unanimous verdicts in little over six hours. Hedge sexually abused six youngsters over an eight-year period in the 1990s while he was curate at St Margaret’s Church, Thornbury, Bradford, and vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Queensbury.Click Here For The Full Story......