Predator Scout Leader Sentenced | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 31, 2026 · 1m

A former Donegal scout leader, Martin Joseph Cullen, has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually abusing young boys over 14 years — a chilling pattern of grooming, exploitation, and manipulation that shattered victims’ childhoods. Now 64, he pleaded guilty to just one charge late in the trial, offering only a hollow apology while the judge called his remorse “general” and “late.” Survivor testimonies revealed deep trauma, shattered identities, and lifelong pain — but this sentence brings closure, ensuring Cullen can no longer harm others, and the world is safer without him. Listen in…