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Vicar found guilty of raping boys Vicar who raped young boys jailed
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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 jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of raping two young boys and sexually attacking others.
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, 47, 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. The judge said he was a "dreadful disgrace" to the church.
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.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.""By committing these very serious crimes, Peter Hedge has betrayed the trust put in him by the people of Thornbury and Queensbury."