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| Vicar found guilty of raping boys | Vicar found guilty of raping boys |
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| A West Yorkshire vicar has been found guilty of raping two young boys and sexually attacking others who were in his congregation. | A West Yorkshire vicar has been found guilty of raping two young boys and sexually attacking others who were in his congregation. |
| The Reverend Peter Hedge, from Holy Trinity Church at Queensbury, near Bradford, had denied the attacks over a period of years in the 1990s. | The Reverend Peter Hedge, from Holy Trinity Church at Queensbury, near Bradford, had denied the attacks over a period of years in the 1990s. |
| A jury at Bradford Crown Court found him guilty of more than 30 indecent assaults as well as the rapes. | A jury at Bradford Crown Court found him guilty of more than 30 indecent assaults as well as the rapes. |
| Hedge is due to be sentenced at the court later. | Hedge is due to be sentenced at the court later. |
| The Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend David James, said in a statement: "Clergy in the Church of England are expected to uphold the highest moral standards. | |
| "By committing these very serious crimes, Peter Hedge has betrayed the trust put in him by the people of Thornbury and Queensbury." |