NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
By Deborah McAleese
Saturday, 8 September 2012
A Catholic priest has been arrested and charged with defrauding his diocese out of almost £150,000 over a two-year period.
Fr Conleth Byrne (78) allegedly made a number of payments to a woman with funds belonging to the Diocese of Down and Connor.
He was parish priest in the village of Loughinisland, Co Down, at the time of the alleged fraud.
Fr Byrne appeared before Downpatrick Magistrates Court and was remanded on bail to appear before the town’s Crown Court next month.
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