No Further Action against Thornton Heath Priest Accused of Sex Assault

Your Local Guardian
July 2, 2013

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10520863.No_further_action_against_priest_accused_of_sex_assault/

Canon Francis Moran will face no further action

A catholic priest, arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy, will face no further action, police have said.

Canon Francis Moran of St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Brook Road, Thornton Heath, was arrested last September and withdrew from his role at the church following his arrest.

Parishioners were informed of the allegation when they were read a statement during a Sunday Mass.

The 52-year-old answered bail at a south London police station last week and was told no further action would be taken against him.

The Archdiocese of Southwark have yet to confirm whether he will return to his role as parish priest at St Andrew’s.