‘At last it’s over’: 40 years on justice catches up with Northern Ireland Jehovah Witness pervert
A WOMAN abused as a child by a fellow Jehovah’s Witness during Bible study classes has bravely spoken out about her life-wrecking experience.
Laura Waring courageously waived her right to anonymity after her attacker pleaded guilty to a string of child sex charges.
On Tuesday, Charles Frederick Loyal, known as Eric, admitted 18 accounts of abuse against Laura, dating back to 1975 when he was in his 30s.
“It will never be closure but I can draw a line and though I thought I could never get over it, I can move forward now,” she told Sunday Life.
Laura (51) explained the abuse by Loyal started when she was eight years old and continued for three years on an almost weekly basis.
Loyal, now aged 76, is due to be sentenced next month but refused to say anything about the case when approached by our reporter.
“The abuse happened in my own home, my parents hosted a Bible study meeting every Tuesday night,” recalled the Newtownabbey woman.