IRELAND
Irish Indeendent
By Paul Melia and Barry Duggan
Tuesday October 09 2012
A SENIOR bishop has rejected claims that a paedophile priest admitted to him in jail that he continued to abuse children after a parish transfer.
Bishop of Confert John Kirby insisted allegations that he knew the man known as ‘Priest A’ had abused eight more children after he was moved in 1990 amid allegations of abuse were “incorrect”.
The claims relate to a priest who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in 1994.
It is understood the priest, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with 57 counts of abuse. He served five years. But a newspaper has claimed the priest made a full admission to Bishop Kirby after he was convicted.
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