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| Contempt penalty for Kluk priest | Contempt penalty for Kluk priest |
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| The priest involved in the Angelika Kluk murder trial has received 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 about "prevaricating" when questioned. | Father Gerry Nugent, 63, was repeatedly warned by High Court judge Lord Menzies about "prevaricating" when questioned. |
| The judge said he would have imposed a jail sentence but he took into account the priest's history of helping others. | The judge said he would have imposed a jail sentence but he took into account the priest's history of helping others. |
| Peter Tobin, 60, was found guilty of murdering Ms Kluk, whose body was found at a Glasgow church last September. | Peter Tobin, 60, was found guilty of murdering Ms Kluk, whose body was found at a Glasgow church last September. |
| Tobin, a church handyman, raped and killed Ms Kluk at St Patrick's Church, in the Anderston area of the city, and buried her body under the floor boards near the confessional. | Tobin, a church handyman, raped and killed Ms Kluk at St Patrick's Church, in the Anderston area of the city, and buried her body under the floor boards near the confessional. |
| Passing sentence on Nugent on Tuesday, the judge also placed him on probation for a year. | Passing sentence on Nugent on Tuesday, the judge also placed him on probation for a year. |
| Giving evidence | Giving evidence |
| The parish priest, who revealed that he was an alcoholic, said he had a sexual relationship with Ms Kluk, who was working as a cleaner at the church and saving up money for her studies. | The parish priest, who revealed that he was an alcoholic, said he had a sexual relationship with Ms Kluk, who was working as a cleaner at the church and saving up money for her studies. |
| He was found in contempt of court while being questioned by defence lawyer Donald Findlay during the six-week trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. | He was found in contempt of court while being questioned by defence lawyer Donald Findlay during the six-week trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. |
| Lord Menzies told the priest, who was dressed in a suit, that he would normally have imposed a jail sentence for such an offence. | Lord Menzies told the priest, who was dressed in a suit, that he would normally have imposed a jail sentence for such an offence. |
| However, he took into account the priest's "outstanding history" of helping others and various reports which had been placed before him. | However, he took into account the priest's "outstanding history" of helping others and various reports which had been placed before him. |
| Lord Menzies said: "Prevarication and hence contempt of court is something which courts cannot tolerate if our system of justice is to be properly administered. | Lord Menzies said: "Prevarication and hence contempt of court is something which courts cannot tolerate if our system of justice is to be properly administered. |
| "You were found to be in contempt of court by prevarication in a very important trial - a trial which could hardly have had a higher profile and a trial which could hardly have been more important, involving as it did a charge of murder and rape of a young woman who was staying in your own chapel house." | "You were found to be in contempt of court by prevarication in a very important trial - a trial which could hardly have had a higher profile and a trial which could hardly have been more important, involving as it did a charge of murder and rape of a young woman who was staying in your own chapel house." |
| The church has apologised for the priest's actions | |
| The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland issued an apology for the priest's actions following the end of the murder trial last week. | The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland issued an apology for the priest's actions following the end of the murder trial last week. |
| The Archdiocese of Glasgow repeated that apology on Tuesday and said it was unaware of further claims about the priest which were reported in the media over the weekend. | |
| In a statement the church said: "The archdiocese fully respects and understands the court's decision. Fr Nugent must assume responsibility for the quality or otherwise of the evidence he gave to the court. | |
| "In recent days new lurid details have emerged and new allegations have been made about Fr Nugent's past, details of which we had no prior knowledge and allegations about which we have no evidence." | |
| The court heard how Tobin concealed the 23-year-old's body in the church and then absconded to London. | The court heard how Tobin concealed the 23-year-old's body in the church and then absconded to London. |
| Lord Menzies said that Tobin should serve a minimum of 21 years and he described him as "an evil man". | Lord Menzies said that Tobin should serve a minimum of 21 years and he described him as "an evil man". |
| The judge told Tobin: "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 judge told Tobin: "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." | "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." |