Priest for trial on 19 abuse counts

A CATHOLIC priest who is charged with 19 counts of sexually abusing two boys in Derry over six years from March, 1975, to August…

A CATHOLIC priest who is charged with 19 counts of sexually abusing two boys in Derry over six years from March, 1975, to August, 1981, is to stand trial.

Father Edward Kilpatrick (52), parish priest of Murlog, Lifford, was returned for trial on continuing bail to Derry Crown Court on May 13th. Father Kilpatrick, who appeared at a preliminary inquiry in Derry Magistrates Court yesterday, denies the offences.

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