was locked up for 16 months at Bolton Crown Court in July.Appeal judges Mr Justice Spencer and Judge Martin Edmunds cut that term to 12 months at a Court of Appeal hearing in London on Friday.Beirne was handed a 16-month sentence, suspended for two years, at Liverpool Crown Court in June 2017 after admitting a string of sickening sex offences, dating back more than 40 years, against boys.Get regular updates from Wigan direct to your email inbox with the free MyWigan newsletter.All you need to do is click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyWigan News'.
That conviction meant he was barred from standing as a councillor.But, judges heard, in March 2019, he requested that his name on the electoral roll be changed to John.
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