Diocese did not report priest to gardaí despite allegations

DESPITE three separate allegations of sexual abuse, the Diocese of Cloyne did not report the priest at the heart of the allegations to gardaí and even considered returning him to full ministry.

According to a report by the Catholic Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC), the first complaint against Father B was received in 1995 from a girl identified as PSP.

After she and her father reported the abuse to Bishop Magee he directed his delegate Monsignor O’Callaghan to conduct an investigation.