Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A former parish priest who embezzled almost £32,000 from vulnerable residents at a Paisley charity turned up at court with £2,500 in cash because he feared getting locked up.Kevin Cassidy, 48, preyed on five adults at the MacFarlane Trust residential care facilities in Paisley and Elderslie by fleecing their bank accounts of cash over a five-year period.Cassidy, who spent six years in the seminary before serving as a priest at three parishes in Paisley, joined the charity in 2001 as a “financial guardian” for the adult residents, who have severe learning disabilities.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Cassidy turned up for sentencing with £2,500 in bank notes.
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