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Ex-priest Robert Coles admits sexual offences against boys Ex-priest Robert Coles jailed for sexually abusing boys
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A retired Church of England priest from East Sussex has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of sexual offences against under-age boys. A retired Church of England priest from East Sussex has been jailed for eight years for sexual offences against three boys aged between 10 and 16.
Robert Coles, 71, of Upperton Road, Eastbourne, pleaded guilty to abusing boys in West Sussex, Devon, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight. Robert Coles, 71, of Upperton Road, Eastbourne, pleaded guilty to 11 charges of abusing boys in West Sussex, Devon, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight.
He is being sentenced on Thursday afternoon at Brighton Crown Court. Brighton Crown Court was told the Crown Prosecution Service had decided not to proceed with seven other charges.
Coles was arrested in March 2012 following a nine-month police investigation. The judge ordered the seven other charges to lie on the court file.
Coles was arrested in March 2012 following a six-month investigation by Sussex Police.