Former Norwich Catholic priest denies sexually abusing boys

UNITED KINGDOM
EDP24

Staff Reporter
Thursday, December 19, 2013

A former Norwich Catholic priest and a former children’s home manager denied sexually abusing a string of boys more than 30 years ago.

Father Tony McSweeney, 66, and wheelchair-bound John Stingemore, 71, are accused of molesting lads at the now closed Grafton Close Children’s Home in Hounslow, west London.

McSweeney – who officiated at the 1990 wedding of boxing legend Frank Bruno and his ex-wife, Laura – was a trainee priest at the time of the alleged attacks.

The once part-time chaplain at Norwich City FC, was leading the congregation at St George’s Church in north Norwich when the claims against him emerged.

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