Fr. Donal Collins
First allegations in 1966. Convicted in 1998 of sexually abusing several boys at St. Peter’s College seminary in Ireland and sentenced to four years in prison. Served 1 year and released 1999. At least 20 accusers known. One settlement in Ireland in 2000. Worked in an unknown parish in Florida in 1991-93. Received treatment in Hartford CT in 1993. Went back to Ireland. Laicized 11/04. Died 4/10.
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