Ex-Catholic priest who worked at children’s care home admits 27 counts of child sex assault and is jailed for 12 years

‘A former Catholic priest and children’s home worker has pleaded guilty to 27 charges of historical sexual assault against minors during the 1970s in London. Philip Temple, aged 66 of no fixed address, admits abusing 12 boys and one girl while working in several south London care homes and a north London church.
Temple appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday 9 August, where he pleaded guilty to seven counts of non-recent sexual assault. He had previously admitted 20 similar charges relating to non-recent sexual assault and perjury at Croydon Crown Court on 6 April.’
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