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Article: AN IRISH priest being held in a US jail as Ireland seeks his extradition for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old boy was suspended three times and had other allegations of abuse levelled against him.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Priest at centre of abuse probe was suspended three times
Brendan Farrelly
AN IRISH priest being held in a US jail as Ireland seeks his extradition for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old boy was suspended three times and had other allegations of abuse levelled against him.
Fr Francis Markey (81) was arrested by US marshals at his home at Miller Court in South Bend, Indiana, on Monday in connection with the alleged rape of the boy 40 years ago. The alleged victim made the accusations in June 2006, according to court documents.
He claimed the priest, regarded as a family friend, raped him when he was on a religious pilgrimage with his ...