A whistleblower in the Catholic church has welcomed the jailing of a paedophile ex-priest who was caught online offering advice on how to abuse children. Timothy Gardner, 53, was jailed for eight and ...

Former priest Timothy Gardner, who was embroiled in the scandal which led to the resignation of the former Bishop of Hexham ...

They included his continued association with Gardner, a frequent visitor to his house, despite warnings from senior priests that Gardner was a convicted paedophile. A spokesperson for the Diocese of ...

The report referred to a priest that he knew was suspected ... pledged to improve safeguarding in the diocese. The safeguarding crisis in Hexham and Newcastle during Byrne’s tenure was the ...

Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid serious concerns over his handling of reports about the priest in December ...

He has never been a priest of the diocese nor held any roles within the diocese. Stephen Wright, the present Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, has never met Gardner. “The relationship between ...

Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid serious concerns over his friendship with the priest in December 2022.