A man once convicted of punching a priest who admitted singing sectarian songs has avoided jail.
Court papers state Bates, also of Bridgeton, behaved in a threatening or abusive manner.Bates also repeatedly uttered sectarian remarks and sang sectarian songs as well as behaved in an aggressive manner.
Bates pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the charge which was aggravated by religious prejudice.He was also tagged for six months keeping him indoors between 7pm and 7amd Bates will undertake a conduct requirement to engage with addiction services. He was detained for four months in a young offenders institute after he admitted an assault on Father Stephen Dunn in 2005.Rangers
His then lawyer Ann McKinlay wrote to Father Dunn as well as arranged for the pair to meet after Bates was released.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.
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