Australian police charge banned Irish priest with child sex abuse

An Irish priest charged with child sex offences in Australia yesterday was previously sent back to resume duties in Ireland without the Church telling anyone he was banned from ministry.

Australian  police charge banned Irish priest  with child sex abuse

Fr Finian Egan, 77, was charged with 17 counts of abuse on children as young as 11 after turning himself in to police in Sydney.

The now retired priest was helped out of the car by detectives as he arrived at the Ryde police station. After being charged and released on strict, conditional bail, he was taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from heart problems.

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