Paul Dunleavy: Victim tells of his experience of abuse

Speaking about the impact the abuse has had on him, Mr Ellison said: “I spiralled downhill from looking forward to a good career, family, everything else.

“It cost me marriage.”

Mr Ellison says the “full scale” of Dunleavy’s offending “has not been brought to light”.

“A small scale of his offending has actually been brought to light.”

“I believe there are numerous victims out there,” Mr Ellison said.

He has called on those victims to come forward.

Mr Ellison also wants an inquiry into the abuse to take place.

When asked if Thursday’s sentencing has brought a sense of closure, Mr Ellison said: “It has given us a degree of satisfaction that a judge actually stood up to him and actually did not give him leniency because he got remission on each of his other trials because of his age.

“This time around, he got nothing.

To know he will die in prison is a great comfort.”