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| Priest denies Angelika 'jealousy' | Priest denies Angelika 'jealousy' |
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| A priest who had sex with Polish student Angelika Kluk has denied being consumed by jealousy after discovering she was seeing a married man. | A priest who had sex with Polish student Angelika Kluk has denied being consumed by jealousy after discovering she was seeing a married man. |
| Father Gerry Nugent worked at the Glasgow church where Angelika's body was found under the floor. | Father Gerry Nugent worked at the Glasgow church where Angelika's body was found under the floor. |
| He was giving evidence at the trial of 60-year-old Peter Tobin at the High Court in Edinburgh. | He was giving evidence at the trial of 60-year-old Peter Tobin at the High Court in Edinburgh. |
| Mr Tobin has denied raping and killing Miss Kluk last September and concealing her remains. The trial continues. | Mr Tobin has denied raping and killing Miss Kluk last September and concealing her remains. The trial continues. |
| On Tuesday, the priest told the court he felt "shame and disgust" with himself after having a sexual relationship with the 23-year-old on three or four occasions. | |
| Father Nugent went on to say he had suffered from alcoholism but had managed to stay off the drink for 10 years. | |
| 'Contributing factor' | |
| He said he began drinking again about two years ago and agreed that the student, who he knew as Angela, had come into his life at about the same time. | |
| Defence counsel Donald Findlay QC asked the priest: "Was the relationship between you and Angelika Kluk a contributing factor to you being on the drink?" | |
| Father Nugent replied: "No, not in my view." | |
| Mr Findlay also questioned Father Nugent about events in the days after Angelika's disappearance. | |
| He asked him: "Did you ever tell anyone to conceal anything from the police?" | |
| The 63-year-old replied "yes", adding that he had done so with a woman named Rebecca. | |
| How can you not remember, Father Nugent? What are you hiding? Donald Findlay QCDefence counsel | |
| Mr Findlay said: "You told, asked, required - whatever word you would choose - Rebecca Dordi to conceal some matter or matters from the police. Am I right?" | |
| Father Nugent answered: "Yes." | |
| The court has previously heard that Ms Dordi was an intensely devout woman with links to St Patrick's Church in Anderston. | |
| The QC also asked about the events of Sunday 24 September. | |
| Using telephone records and CCTV footage, Mr Findlay put it to Father Nugent that he had telephoned a woman named Geraldine McGowan and that a car similar to hers was at the church that night. | |
| The priest repeatedly told the court he could not remember that. | |
| Special defence | |
| Mr Findlay asked: "How can you not remember, Father Nugent? What are you hiding?" | |
| He replied: "I'm not hiding anything." | |
| Mr Tobin is accused of attacking Miss Kluk at St Patrick's Church or elsewhere between 24 and 29 September. | |
| It is alleged he placed a piece of cloth in her mouth, covered her mouth with tape, bound her hands and raped her. | |
| He is accused of concealing her body under the floor of the church after beating her on the head with a piece of wood, or something similar, and striking her repeatedly with a knife. | |
| He denies all the charges and in a "special defence" he admits having had sex with Angelika with her consent. |