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The priest involved in the Angelika Kluk murder trial has been sentenced to 100 hours community service after being found guilty of contempt of court. | The priest involved in the Angelika Kluk murder trial has been sentenced to 100 hours community service after being found guilty of contempt of court. |
Father Gerry Nugent, 63, was repeatedly warned by High Court judge Lord Menzies to give truthful answers as he was questioned by Donald Findlay QC. | Father Gerry Nugent, 63, was repeatedly warned by High Court judge Lord Menzies to give truthful answers as he was questioned by Donald Findlay QC. |
After repeatedly avoided several questions he was found to be in contempt of court for prevaricating. | |
Peter Tobin, 60, was sentenced to life for raping and murdering Ms Kluk. | |
On Tuesday, Father Nugent was also placed on probation for a year at the High Court in Edinburgh. | |
Tobin, a 60-year-old church handyman attacked Ms Kluk last September at St Patrick's Church, Anderston, Glasgow. | |
Giving evidence | |
Parish priest Fr Nugent said he had a sexual relationship with Ms Kluk, who was working as a cleaner and saving up money for her studies. | Parish priest Fr Nugent said he had a sexual relationship with Ms Kluk, who was working as a cleaner and saving up money for her studies. |
He was found in contempt of court for prevaricating while giving evidence during the six-week trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. | He was found in contempt of court for prevaricating while giving evidence during the six-week trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. |
Last week, the court heard how Tobin concealed the 23-year-old's body in the church and then absconded to London. | |
Judge Lord Menzies said that Tobin should serve a minimum of 21 years. He described him as "an evil man". | |
At the time, Lord Menzies said: "In the course of my time in the law I have seen many bad men and I have heard evidence about many terrible crimes which have been committed but I have heard no case more tragic, more terrible than this one. | |
"The advocate-depute describes what you did to Angelika Kluk as an atrocity and that word aptly describes what you did to this young woman." |