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Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

Oct. 24, 2019

One of the world’s most notorious predator priests – who admitted molesting at least 25 children in California, was deported to Ireland and later moving to the Netherlands – has just been arrested again. We hope he spends every remaining minute of his life locked up so that children will be safer.

According to reports, Fr. Oliver O’Grady was caught with child pornography in Portugal. He previously spent years in a northern California prison for molesting kids and received considerable media attention in recent years because he was interviewed for and is featured in a highly acclaimed documentary film on the Catholic sex abuse and cover up scandal. (The award-winning film is Deliver Us From Evil).

Years ago, he was defrocked, convicted in northern California, and deported to his native Ireland. In at least one case,…