Fresh sex abuse claims against Cloyne priest

GARDAÍ are investigating two new allegations of child sex abuse against a Cloyne priest already accused of four counts of child abuse in a Catholic Church report into the handling of sex abuse complaints in the diocese.

The priest, described in the Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children report as Father B, was accused of four separate allegations of child sexual abuse between 1995 and 2005. The DPP failed to prosecute in any of the cases.

Father B worked in the Diocese of Cloyne for a number of years, but has since retired and is living in north Cork. A senior Garda source has confirmed that two women have made allegations against the same priest, who cannot be named for legal reasons.