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	Jury Set to Retire in Case of Fermanagh-Born Priest Belfast Telegraph [United Kingdom] May 24, 2007 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/article2579242.ece A jury in Liverpool is expected to retire later today to consider its verdict in the case of a Co Fermanagh-born priest accused of facilitating the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Fr Jeremiah McGrath, aged 63, allegedly gave money to William Adams, 38, a convicted paedophile originally from Belfast, to buy gifts to groom the girl for sex. He admits having a sexual relationship with Adams, whom he knew had a previous conviction for raping another girl in Ireland. Fr McGrath is accused of sexually abusing the 12-year-old Liverpool girl and of giving Adams cash knowing or suspecting he was grooming her for sexual purposes. Adams subsequently raped the girl a number of times. Fr McGrath denies three counts of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. His defence says he was a foolish old man, but that the cash movements were linked to his gambling addiction.
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