US wants Irish priest to face sex abuse charges

An Irish priest who fled to Ireland from the US in the wake of sex abuse allegations has been formally indicted by a criminal grand jury and is facing extradition.

Fr Michael Kelly was indicted on three counts of “lewd and lascivious conduct” on a child and one count of oral copulation on a child.

The district attorney’s office in Calaveras County in California has said it is now seeking the Tipperary native’s extradition from Ireland to face charges.