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	Priest 'Angry' at Being Named Cornwall Public Inquiry By Trevor Pritchard Standard-Freeholder July 4, 2008 http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1099518 Acity priest willingly turned over an accusation that he had sexually abused minors to the Children's Aid Society in 1997, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard yesterday. Rev. Kevin Maloney was one of a number of priests with the Alexandria-Cornwall Roman Catholic Diocese named in a lawsuit by former Cornwall cop Perry Dunlop. Dunlop launched the lawsuit in the late 1990s against a number of individuals and organizations in the Cornwall area, alleging they had conspired to keep the existence of a pedophile clan under wraps. Maloney was accused in the suit of committing "sexual improprieties" against children, first in 1975-1976 and again in the late 1980s. "I was angry (at being named)," Maloney told the inquiry, which is exploring how institutions like the diocese handled historical sexual abuse allegations. "And then I discussed it with the other men that were on the list and we brought it to the Children's Aid Society." Maloney said Thursday that while he denied the allegations, he still wanted to follow the diocese's policy on handling abuse complaints. He said he believed the CAS would carry out a neutral investigation, adding he didn't feel it was necessary to inform the police since they were being sued and would have therefore already known about the complaints. In the lawsuit, Dunlop also said Maloney had shown up "uninvited" at his home and tried to convince his family to leave Cornwall, saying he was no longer wanted on the city's police force. "Did you discuss anything along those lines with Mr. Dunlop or his wife?" asked inquiry lawyer Simon Ruel. "No, I did not," replied Maloney. "That's false." The visit was to check up on Dunlop's spiritual wellbeing, said Maloney, who at the time was Dunlop's pastor at St. Columban's Church.
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