Jailed priest who worked in Wigan to appeal against abuse conviction

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Oct 2018, 13:44 BST
Updated 29th Oct 2018, 14:48 BST
Father Michael HigginbottomFather Michael Higginbottom
Father Michael Higginbottom
An appeal is set to be heard this week for a Catholic priest convicted of repeatedly abusing a teenage boy at a seminary near Wigan.

Law lords will rule upon the case of Father Michael Higginbottom, who worked at St Joseph’s College at Up Holland in the late ’70s, after a hearing on Thursday.

The 74-year-old, who last lived at West Farm Road in Newcastle, is currently serving a 17-year jail sentence.

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