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Priest jailed for historic child sex abuse
A former Catholic priest in Jersey has been jailed for five years for sexually abusing a child. Piotr Antoni Glas committed the 11 sexual abuse offences between 2004 and 2007 while he was a priest in the island. Jersey's Royal Court also gave Glas, 61, a lifelong restraining order, preventing contact with the victim, and ordered him to pay more than £12,000 towards the cost of the victim's ongoing therapy. In April, Glas was found guilty of three counts of gross indecency with a child. The court heard how Glas progressively groomed his victim before abusing his position of trust to satisfy his sexual desires. In delivering the sentence, the Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae said it was "difficult to think of a more serious breach of trust than your offending in this case". On Monday, Crown Advocate Carla Carvalho, prosecuting, described Glas's "planned and deliberate" grooming. She said Glas started by showering the victim with gifts, building up to the point where he would invite the victim to his house before using the victim's feet to satisfy his sexual "foot fetish". Ms Carvalho also described an isolated incident where Glas wrestled with the victim, putting their face to his groin and their feet on his face. She read from a doctor's report that outlined the extreme psychological harm and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) the victim had suffered as a result of the abuse. She also said Glas had groomed the victim's family by supporting them spiritually and financially so that they trusted him "implicitly". She said Glas' elevated spiritual and social status in the church meant the victim was dismissed when they tried to raise the abuse. This meant the victim became a subject of blame which compounded their original trauma, she said. Throughout the hearing, Glas sat in the court's dock with his eyes closed, muttering under his breath. He stood with his eyes closed when his sentence was read out. Glas was also put on the sex offenders list for 10 years. In April, the Bishop of Portsmouth apologised for the abuse and pain Glas's victim had suffered. Det Con Caroline Foord said the victim had shown "immense courage" to report the abuse. She said: "Glas's behaviour was manipulative, abusing his position of trust. "As a result, his offending behaviour remained unchallenged for a prolonged period of time and he took advantage of opportunities to groom the victim for his own sexual gratification." The children's charity NSPCC said Glas had "exploited his position of trust". A spokesperson said: "The victim in this case has shown great bravery in speaking out and helping to ensure Glas faced justice for his crimes. "Child sexual abuse can have a devastating and lasting impact on the victims, which is why it is so important that anyone who suffers such abuse knows that if they speak out, they will be listened to and supported." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Bishop apologises for priest's child abuse Priest found guilty of gross indecency with child Jersey Royal Court
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Firm offering a charity £10k solar power for free
An energy provider in Jersey is giving local charities and community groups the chance to switch to solar power for free. Sunworks, based in St Helier, said it had launched its Solar Giveaway to provide an installation worth £10,000 to one charity or community group. Ben Spencer-Newman, surveyor at Sunworks, said the company wanted to make a "meaningful difference" to a local group and decided to set up the giveaway to hear from people who might be interested. The St Helier-based company said the deadline for applications was 30 June and any interested parties should visit its website for more information. Mr Spencer-Newman added: "We found identifying the right project quite difficult, so we thought 'why don't we open it up to the public?'." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to
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Firm offering a charity £10k solar power for free
An energy provider in Jersey is giving local charities and community groups the chance to switch to solar power for free. Sunworks, based in St Helier, said it had launched its Solar Giveaway to provide an installation worth £10,000 to one charity or community group. Ben Spencer-Newman, surveyor at Sunworks, said the company wanted to make a "meaningful difference" to a local group and decided to set up the giveaway to hear from people who might be interested. The St Helier-based company said the deadline for applications was 30 June and any interested parties should visit its website for more information. Mr Spencer-Newman added: "We found identifying the right project quite difficult, so we thought 'why don't we open it up to the public?'." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to
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Three major investigations at Jersey workplaces
Three major incident investigations were carried out at Jersey workplaces in 2024, the island's health and safety regulator has said. In its annual report, the Health and Safety Inspectorate said it responded to 51 investigations into serious workplace accidents and ill health conditions during the year, as well as 140 complaints. The regulator said it served 36 enforcement notices, 12 prohibition notices and 24 for improvements. The report also said accidents and ill health in the workplace had cost the island more than £1.75m in 2024. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey The regulator said the three major investigations included Skinner Skips Ltd. According to the report, the employer was found guilty for failure to ensure the health and safety of its employees. It was fined £55,000 with an additional charge of £5,000 for costs. The remaining two major investigations saw one paramedic and one technician for the ambulance service found guilty of a breach of Article 4(a) HSW Law. The article states that employees have a duty under Article 4(a) to take reasonable care for their own health and safety, and that of others who may be affected by their work. Both men were each given a two-year conditional discharge with costs of £500. The defendants sought leave to appeal which was dismissed. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Government of Jersey Health and Safety Inspectorate Annual Report 2024 Ambulance workers quit after losing neglect case
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Three major investigations at Jersey workplaces
Three major incident investigations were carried out at Jersey workplaces in 2024, the island's health and safety regulator has said. In its annual report, the Health and Safety Inspectorate said it responded to 51 investigations into serious workplace accidents and ill health conditions during the year, as well as 140 complaints. The regulator said it served 36 enforcement notices, 12 prohibition notices and 24 for improvements. The report also said accidents and ill health in the workplace had cost the island more than £1.75m in 2024. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey The regulator said the three major investigations included Skinner Skips Ltd. According to the report, the employer was found guilty for failure to ensure the health and safety of its employees. It was fined £55,000 with an additional charge of £5,000 for costs. The remaining two major investigations saw one paramedic and one technician for the ambulance service found guilty of a breach of Article 4(a) HSW Law. The article states that employees have a duty under Article 4(a) to take reasonable care for their own health and safety, and that of others who may be affected by their work. Both men were each given a two-year conditional discharge with costs of £500. The defendants sought leave to appeal which was dismissed. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Government of Jersey Health and Safety Inspectorate Annual Report 2024 Ambulance workers quit after losing neglect case
