A hypocrite, a monster, a coward. Catholic priest Gerald Ridsdale was all of these things and no one did a thing to protect the children whose lives he destroyed. Paul Levey, a survivor, has shared his story in The Boy in the Presbytery. Pre-order your copy here https://bit.ly/3r3wKJo    

On one occasion Paul brought a girlfriend home. He noticed Ridsdale’s car was in the driveway. Paul kissed the girl goodbye and was shocked when Ridsdale proceeded to lecture him. Ridsdale told Paul it was wrong and that sex before marriage was a sin. The man who was raping Paul regularly was standing in front of him with a straight face and labelling him a sinner. “He gave me the biggest lecture about sex before marriage,” Paul said. “Now I think ‘f*****g hell you’re abusing me and lecturing me, telling me never to see the girl again.’”