Ex-Celtic youth coach jailed after admitting sexual assault

[Uilleam 5,533]

Just noticed this report in The Guardian

 

From the Press Assocn. and a bit short on detail Re: where, and McCafferty's position with fhilthfc, at the time, but I am sure that the indigenous media will be all over this. 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/13/ex-celtic-youth-coach-jim-mccafferty-jailed-admitting-sexual-assault

 

Ex-Celtic youth coach jailed after admitting sexual assault

Jim McCafferty sentenced to three years and nine months for offences against a boy

Press Association

Mon 13 Aug 2018 12.43 BSTLast modified on Mon 13 Aug 2018 13.12 BST

 

A former Celtic football club youth coach has been jailed for three years and nine months after admitting eight counts of sexual assault.

Jim McCafferty, 72, initially pleaded not guilty to a series of sexual offences against the same boy over a three-year period before December 2015, but changed his plea to guilty on the morning his trial began at Belfast crown court in May 2018.

During sentencing, Judge Patricia Smyth told McCafferty that what he had considered “a bit of fun” had had a significant impact on his victim.

McCafferty will serve half of the sentence in custody and the remaining half on licence.

The offences took place from December 2012 to December 2015 when McCafferty was aged from 66 to 68 and his victim was between 14 and 16.

Smyth said: “You abused trust placed in you by his family … assaulting him in your home and his home. The impact on your victim and his family has been significant. There are other factors in the victim’s life that had rendered him vulnerable.”

Smyth also told the court that McCafferty had only apologised to his victim because he had been advised to and said he continued to regard his behaviour as having been “a bit of fun for the victim”.

McCafferty, who lived in Glasgow before moving to Northern Ireland in recent years, will remain on the sex offenders register for an indefinite period and has been banned from working with children in any capacity.

 

Edited August 14, 2018 by Uilleam
TYOP

[Gonzo79 13,875]

Factual errors aplenty.  It was St Patrick's Youth Club, which is a completely separate entity to Celtic FC.  

 

So my mate Aiden told me...

[compo 6,274]

Should be taken along to the stables and gelded. 

[Uilleam 5,533]

5 minutes ago, compo said:

Should be taken along to the stables and gelded. 

You are just the fellow to undertake that task, Compo.

A Stanley knife, and two bulldog clips, will do the trick. 

[RANGERRAB 3,340]

6 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

Factual errors aplenty.  It was St Patrick's Youth Club, which is a completely separate entity to Celtic FC.  

 

So my mate Aiden told me...

Aiden’s a liar

[Doc 280]

The Guardian of all places actually linking Celtic and child abuse in print? And without a connived and sly dig at Rangers in the process.

 

Wonders will never cease.

[Frankie 8,199]

I'd like to remind people to be careful in what they post/allege about this ongoing issue given other court cases remain live.

[der Berliner 3,327]

Northern Irish Sun's main headline ...

 

Coach Caged - Ex Celtic youth coach Jim McCarfferty jailed after pleading guilty to sex assaults

https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/northern-ireland/

 

Article

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7007864/ex-celtic-youth-coach-jim-mccafferty-72-jailed-for-three-years-and-nine-months-after-pleading-guilty-to-eight-counts-of-sexual-assault/

 

Scottish Sun's main headline

Groom Fraud - Lotto bride won't say if she ...

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/

 

... you actually have to type the chap's name into the search option to get to a related article.

 

[compo 6,274]

I will say this a good pal of mine ran one of the better youth teams back in the 70/80s and I heard horrific stories from youngsters who had played at a certain boys club some of these stories where also told by parents of some of these lads I don't think they were all exaggerating there is a crime that needs reexamined here because some of the culprits are still out there .