A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who sexually abused three boys aged under 13 has been jailed for more than 20 years.

Peter Turner, 80, of Redcar, admitted 14 charges including indecent assault, gross indecency and another serious sexual offence.

The offences took place at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire, and a parish in Cumbria between 1984 and 1990.

North Yorkshire Police said Turner was “clearly a very depraved individual”.

Sentencing him at York Crown Court, Judge Sean Morris said: “You have brought evil into this world when, by your calling, you should have brought hope, help and succour.”