UNITED KINGDOM
London Evening Standard
A Catholic priest was one of two men arrested yesterday by detectives investigating allegations of historic child abuse centering around a guesthouse and a care home in south west London.
Reverend Tony McSweeney, 66, from Norfolk, was held along with another man aged 70 from East Sussex on suspicion of sexual offences.
The allegations are linked to Elm Guest House and the Grafton Close care home in Barnes.
A Diocese of East Anglia spokesman confirmed Revd McSweeney was arrested, and said: “The safeguarding of children and vulnerable people is of paramount importance to the Catholic Church and the Diocese is co-operating fully with the police in this investigation.”
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