Ex-priest who sexually abused woman as he drove her to Rape Crisis Centre avoids jail

The judge took the “unusual and exceptional step” of suspending the entire sentence because the former priest is the sole carer for his elderly sister

The woman outlined how meeting Dunne when she was a young woman in a highly vulnerable situation had started “34 years of hell.” She said she thought she would be safe as he was a priest. File photo: Tim Boyle/Getty

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A former Offaly priest who sexually abused a young woman as he drove her to the Rape Crisis Centre for counselling has avoided a jail term as he is the sole carer for his elderly sister.