Birmingham - A Roman Catholic priest known to his doting parishioners as "Father Ted" was yesterday jailed for three years after he admitted seducing a 10-year-old altar boy in a chapel.
Thady O'Malley (54) abused the boy for six years, telling him their sexual behaviour was normal and "their little secret". The priest wept as a judge at Birmingham Crown Court told him he had betrayed his victim, the victim's family and his church.