BELFAST (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Belfast Telegraph
March 1, 2018
[Note from BishopAccountability.org: This article summarizes some of the revelations from the Nolan Show, February 28, 2018.]
More victims of paedophile priest Fr Malachy Finnegan have come forward after a BBC investigation into about his abuses.
Last month a BBC Spotlight programme revealed Father Finnegan, a former teacher at St Coleman’s College in Newry, had been accused of sexual abuse by 12 people.
The programme reported the allegations were reported to police in 1996, but he was not interviewed before his death in 2002.
He was employed in the college from 1967 until 1987, serving as a teacher from 1973 until 1976, and as president of the college from 1976 until 1987.
The Diocese of Dromore said it had been aware of the 12 allegations against its former teacher, with the first coming to light in 1994, and a second allegation being made in 1998.
No further allegations were made until after his death.
Appearing on Nolan Live on Wednesday, the BBC’s Mandy McAuley, who was responsible for the the Spotlight programme, said she had been contacted by a number of people since the programme aired.
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