Monk accused of running sex club for young boys allowed to stay at Ampleforth College

Father Jeremy Sierla worked at leading Catholic school until 2012, despite multiple misconduct allegations

Father Jeremy Sierla
Father Jeremy Sierla worked at Ampleforth College until 2012
(Image credit: Ampleforth College)

A monk accused of running a "sex club" for young boys was allowed to remain at the country's top Roman Catholic school after numerous allegations were made against him from students, reports The Times.

Father Jeremy Sierla lived and worked at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire until as late as 2012, despite a criminal inquiry being launched in 2004 into claims he had summoned pupils to his study at night, "where they were given alcohol and told to perform sex acts".

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