Former teacher jailed for indecently assaulting five girls

A former teacher has been jailed for two years for indecently assaulting five girls at a south Belfast school in the 1970s.

William Lloyd-Lavery, 77, of Richmond Avenue in Lisburn, was told by the judge at Belfast Crown Court that "the victims are to be commended for coming forward to expose a paedophile".

Judge Patrick Lynch KC said this was a "gross breach of trust" and the former teacher had "violated that trust in the grossest manner".

The judge said those who commit these crimes were "never able to rest easy" because "the crime will catch up with them".