IRELAND
The Nationalist
A priest facing several sex abuse allegations asked to be dismissed and went on to work in a job which gave him access to children, the church watchdog has found.
The ex-cleric was the subject of four serious complaints relating to his time working in a children’s home in Co Kerry in the 1970s.
But the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church found he was never prosecuted.
Furthermore, he was dismissed from the priesthood at his own request and was allowed to move to another part of the country and take a job involving access to children.
Overall, it was found that 21 priests faced a total of 67 allegations in the Kerry diocese. Only one priest was convicted.
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