Barristers for Paul Kelly (47) submitted that when his brother Anthony, as an adult, told another family member that “Paul has been raping me for years,” this was inconsistent with the fact that the abuse had ended seven years before.

Paul Kelly (46) was a teenager himself when he began abusing his then ten-year-old brother. He was jailed on Thursday for seven and a half years.

Patricia Kelly (61) is the widow of the charity's former chief executive, the late Paul Kelly.

Patricia Kelly (61) is the widow of the charity's former chief executive, the late Paul Kelly