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Batley, described by > FROM PAGE 1 prosecutor Peter Murphy QC as "evil and manipulative", could be seen smiling and at one point laughing as the jury returned guilty verdicts to the string of serous offences he was convicted of doing.
Batley is on trial with five others accused of running the cult from a nondescript cul-de-sac in Kidwelly, West Wales.
Prosecutors at Swansea Crown Court have claimed that
Batley was the head of a "quasi-religious" cult established in Clos yr Onnen, a cul-de-sac in Kidwelly, near Llanelli.
But a series of handling errors within sight of their own posts allowed
Batley to lay siege to the Vikings line.
The overall points tally is 92-76 in Dewsbury's favour, so it's certainly slightly surprising to see
Batley priced up as strong favourites.
Salford football supremo Steve Simms (right) will be cheering underdogs
Batley at his old club Leigh in today's Northern Ford Premiership semi-final.
The event is from 1pm until 3pm at
Batley Library and will be attended by the Mayor of Kirklees, Clr Gwen Lowe.
One 18-year-old woman who was raped at 11 by
Batley, said: "Sex with him was a test and if I did not pass I would go to The Abyss."
Batley, 48, wife Elaine, 47, Sandra Iveson, 45, Shelley Millar, 35 and Jackie Marling,42, deny more than 40 charges between them.
Widnes skipper Dave Allen is no exception and as a native of the town he's raring to go against
Batley.
The Leeds-based firm said the new equipment will lead to the loss of about 300 jobs at
Batley and Uttoxeter although about 80 positions are being created at Kirkham.
In a deal which is rated in the pounds 100,000-plus bracket by
Batley, they take former Great Britain tourist utility back Roger Simpson, wing or centre David Turpin and young second row forward Phil Hardwick, plus a cash adjustment for the Australian.