IRELAND
Irish Times
BARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent
A Dominican priest has been returned for trial by judge and jury on 39 counts of sexually assaulting a juvenile at various locations in Munster over an eight-year period.
Fr Vincent Mercer (66), who is out of ministry but remains a member of the Dominican Order, made his second appearance in relation to the charges today at Cork District Court.
He is charged with 39 counts of sexually assaulting the juvenile, who was aged between 11 and 17 at the time, on various dates between January 1st, 1986, and February 22nd, 1994.
The offences are alleged to have happened at a house in Cork city, a location in Co Limerick, a location in Co Cork and a number of unknown locations.
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