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	Priest in Court on Abuse Charges Manchester Evening News June 25, 2008 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1055499_priest_in_court_on_abuse_charges A PRIEST has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing young boys on almost 40 occasions while he was at St Bede's School in Manchester. The earliest of the alleged offences involving a number of boys under-16, took place 31 years ago, and it is claimed that his offending went on until 1987. Fr Bill Green 67, from Middleton, first appeared before Manchester city magistrates last week facing six counts of indecent assault and gross indecency between 1977 and 1981. Today he faced a further 32 similar counts dating between 1968 and 1987. Green of Middleton, offered no plea to any of the charges, and has been committed for trial at Manchester Crown Court. He has been allowed unconditional bail.
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