Court refuses to quash acquittal of priest accused of abusing boy in 1970s, despite finding judge was in error

The Court of Appeal has declined to quash the acquittal and order the retrial of a Catholic Priest who was accused of repeatedly abusing a teenager in the 1970s, despite finding that the trial judge was wrong to direct a not guilty verdict. The 75-year-old respondent, who cannot be named for legal r