Priest, 74, charged with gross indecency

A 74-YEAR-OLD priest in the diocese of Cloyne in Co Cork has been charged with three counts of gross indecency against a teenage boy.

Priest, 74, charged with gross indecency
Wed, 13 Oct, 2010 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

Fr Brendan Wrixon was charged with committing the alleged offences which are said to have taken place at three different locations in north Cork on unknown dates between October 1982 and October 1983.

He was charged with committing an act of gross indecency with the teenager at the Convent of Mercy, Bathview, Mallow, on a date between October 16, 1982 and February 15, 1983.

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