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	Man, 38 Admits Raping Girl, 12 Blackpool Today [United Kingdom] April 19, 2006 http://www.blackpooltoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx? SectionID=62&ArticleID=1451404 A MAN accused of being part of a paedophile ring with a Catholic priest has admitted raping a young girl in Blackpool. William Adams, 38, pleaded guilty to raping the 12-year-old in July and August last year. He denied 11 other counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault, sexual touching and child abduction – all relating to the same girl – between May and November last year. Remanded Adams, originally from Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, appeared before Liverpool Crown Court via videolink. He was remanded in custody. Last week, Fr Jeremiah McGrath denied one count of sexual assault and three counts of facilitating a child sexual offence. The 62-year-old priest, from Rosslea, County Fermanagh, is accused of giving cash to Adams to groom the girl and to pay for accommodation in which the abuse took place. He will be tried alongside Adams in September.
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