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Charges ‘likely’ over alleged rape of Archbishop

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Sylvia
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9NEWS (ninemsn.com.au) 09:30 AEST Sat Sep 15 2012 Legal sources believe prosecutors may have enough evidence to charge an Adelaide Catholic priest accused of raping Archbishop John Hepworth in the early 1960s.  Senator Nick Xenophon caused a scandal last September … Continue reading →

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Cambria DA’s office launches investigation into priest

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Sylvia
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The Altoona Mirror September 7, 2012 By Zach Geiger (zgeiger@altoonamirror.com)  , The Cambria County District Attorney’s office is investigating claims of sexual misconduct leveled against a priest suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown after several alleged victims went to … Continue reading →

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“CORRECTION Catholic priest charged with historical child sex offences – Lake Macquarie LAC” & related articles

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Sylvia
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Latest Media Releases CORRECTION Catholic priest charged with historical child sex offences – Lake Macquarie LAC Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:23:38 PM **CORRECTION: Further clarification of charges** Detectives have arrested and charged a Catholic priest with child sex offences. Strike … Continue reading →

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“Surprise appearance re-ignites Pomeroy parish priest row” & related article

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Sylvia
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The Ulster Herald July 6, 2012 at 9:00 am A WAR of words between supporters and critics of controversial parish priest Fr Martin McVeigh has ignited once again in Pomeroy after he made an unannounced appearance at Mass in the … Continue reading →

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Priest Target Of Criminal Investigation

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Sylvia
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WBIW.com (Indiana) Last updated on Thursday, August 02, 2012 (IRELAND) – Father Ron Kreilein, priest at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ireland, Indiana was the target of a criminal investigation involving alleged sexting with a former adult male parishioner who … Continue reading →

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Senior Catholics implicated in child sex cover-up

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Sylvia
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ABC news Australia Posted  July 31, 2012 23:17:00 Three of the Catholic Church’s most senior priests in New South Wales are being investigated by the Department of Public Prosecutions over an alleged cover-up of child sexual abuse. Suzanne Smith Transcript … Continue reading →

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St. James Priest on Leave Plans to Step Down

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Sylvia
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Following an investigation, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office has no plans to file charges against the Rev. Dan Valentine. SewickleyPatch (sewickley.patch.com) 31 July 2012 By Larissa Dudkiewicz A Sewickley priest on a leave of absence from St. James Church … Continue reading →

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Priest, on leave, steps down from Sewickley parish

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sylvia
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triblive.com (Pittsburh, PA) Published: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 10:26 a.m. By Bobby Cherry A Roman Catholic priest on leave from his Sewickley parish officially will step down later this month even after investigators deemed no charges would be filed against … Continue reading →

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Greens MP mistrusts Church’s inquiry into sexual abuse

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sylvia
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ABC News Australia Updated  July 31, 2012 18:14:00 NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge says he mistrusts the Catholic Church’s internal inquiry into Denis McAlinden and the incidents in the Armidale dioceses. David Shoebridge has tabled a number of the documents … Continue reading →

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Church to face probe over paedophilia cover-up

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sylvia
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ABC News Australia Updated  July 31, 2012 18:10:00 [Clik here to access audio online] The New South Wales Police will turn over a brief of evidence to prosecutors on an alleged cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Documents … Continue reading →

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