UNITED KINGDOM
Isle of Thanet Gazette
A PRIEST from Margate has been accused of raping a 28-year-old woman.
Reverend John Taylor, 48, of Canterbury Road appeared at Margate Magistrates’ Court last Thursday morning.
Mr Taylor, who is an Old Roman Catholic priest, was chaplain at the court until last year, often visiting prisoners in the holding cells.
The offence is alleged to have happened on the evening of February 22 this year.
Mr Taylor stood in the dock as details of the charges were read out by prosecutor Julie Farbrace. He spoke only to confirm his name and address.
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