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	Fermanagh Priest Jailed for Five Years 4ni [United Kingdom] June 14, 2007 http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=62597 A Fermanagh priest who gave thousands of pounds to a County Antrim man to finance the grooming of a young girl, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment. Jeremiah McGrath, 63, originally from Rosslea gave more than £20,000 to convicted paedophile William Adams to shower a 12-year-old Liverpool girl with gifts. Adams, 38, originally from Belfast, raped the girl repeatedly over a six-month period in 2005. It is understood the priest met Adams in a homeless hostel in Dublin in 1988. They subsequently developed a sexual relationship. However, McGrath denied all charges and insisted he had no knowledge that Adams was abusing the girl and claimed the cash was linked to his heavy gambling habit. Adams, who pleaded guilty to rape and abuse of the girl, was sentenced to life and ordered to serve a minimum of seven and a half years before he is considered for release.
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