Choirmaster sentenced to three years in prison for non-recent child sex offences
A MAN who sexually abused a boy — and then played on his victim's faith by making him swear to God that he wouldn't tell anyone — has been sentenced to three years in prison. Sean McNally, of Todmorden, Calderdale, pleaded guilty to five sexual offences against the same victim. The offences occurred between 1973 and 1976 when McNally was the organ teacher and choirmaster at St Peter's Church in Hersham, Surrey. Following his sentencing at Kingston Crown Court on Monday, police said McNally 'used his position of trust' to groom his young victim. 'Secret societies' McNally pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child and three counts of indecent assault on a male person at an earlier hearing in July 2024. Two of the charges involved more than 40 occasions of touching and indecent assault against the victim, who was aged between 10 and 13 years old and was McNally's pupil at the time. During the three-year period, the victim was subjected to frequent sexual abuse by McNally. The choirmaster also groomed…
2 Oct 00:00 · The Irish Post