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By Alys Francis, ninemsn

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 when he told Parliament that Ian Dempsey was accused of raping Archbishop John Hepworth, after the Catholic Church refused to suspend him.

Now legal sources have said they believe there is enough evidence to charge Father Dempsey with multiple counts of rape and indecent assault occurring in the 1960s, the Adelaide Advertiser reports.

Police are seeking the legal opinion of Director of Public Prosecutions Adam Kimber QC, after a 10-month investigation into the allegations.