IRELAND
The Southern Star
By EMER CONNOLLY Saturday June 30th, 2012
A FORMER priest has admitted the attempted rape of a young girl and the sexual assault of her brother in West Cork, more than 30 years ago.
John Calnan (73), of the Presbytery, 35 Paul Street, Cork, pleaded guilty to the attempted rape of the girl between January 1st, 1980 and April 30th, 1980 in West Cork. She was aged seven at the time.
Calnan also admitted three counts of sexually assaulting the girl between October 25th, 1976 and October 24th, 1979.
He further admitted one count of sexual assault on the girl’s brother between August 10th, 1975 and October 9th, 1979. The victim was aged between nine and 12 at the time.
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