December 17, 2005

Priest held by police in serious crime case

NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph

By Jonathan McCambridge

16 December 2005
A Fermanagh priest was today still being questioned by police in Liverpool investigating serious crime.

Father Jeremiah McGrath (63), met detectives by arrangement yesterday and was taken to Merseyside for interviews.

His arrest follows searches carried out by police at the priest's Rosslea parochial house and the appearance of a Co Antrim man in a Liverpool court on child abduction and rape charges.

It is understood the man may have stayed at the priest's parochial house.

Merseyside police, accompanied by the PSNI, searched the parochial house two weeks ago.

A number of documents were taken away by detectives for further examination.

Posted by kshaw at December 17, 2005 08:13 AM