NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
A police investigation into a well-known Catholic priest in Belfast has ended and he will not be prosecuted.
Father Hugh Kennedy stepped down as administrator of St Peter’s Cathedral in west Belfast more than a year ago.
When Fr Kennedy stepped down from his post, the church said it had received information about him which it passed on to the police and social services.
A spokesman said Fr Kennedy, who had been on sick leave, had agreed to step aside pending inquiries.
The details of the information in question was not disclosed, but the Church said it was not connected to the boys’ choir at St. Peter’s.
In a statement at the time, Fr Kennedy said that he had never violated or molested a child.
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