Prison probe after killing of abuse priest

US PROSECUTORS investigating the prison death of defrocked priest John Geoghan want to know if security procedures broke down at the facility, allowing a neo-Nazi who hated homosexuals the opportunity to confront a convicted paedophile.

Joseph L Druce, who is serving a life term for killing a gay man 15 years ago, is accused of strangling Geoghan to death on Saturday at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Centre in Shirley, Massachusetts.

“We are going to do a thorough review and re-evaluate all of our policies and procedures,” state Public Safety Secretary Ed Flynn said.