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	Kiltegan Priest Accused of Sex Abuse Wicklow People October 28, 2009 http://www.wicklowpeople.ie/news/kiltegan-priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-1928071.html THE VATICAN is investigating an allegation of child sex abuse against a Kiltegan Father based in Africa. Archbishop Richard Burke (60), from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, was ordained a priest for St Patrick's Missionary Society, known as the Kiltegan Fathers, in 1975. He was ordained a bishop in 1996, and installed as Archbishop of Benin, Nigeria, in March 2008. In a statement, the society said it had received a complaint last December from a 40-year-old woman against Archbishop Burke. 'She alleged that she was sexually abused as a child by Richard Burke. We expressed the deep sorrow and regret of the society for the suffering the complainant and her family are going through and we affirmed the society's commitment to child protection. 'We assured her that the society's child protection policy and procedures would be adhered to. The society offered to provide counselling for the complainant.' The statement pointed out that although Archbishop Burke was a member of the society, he had ceased to be under its jurisdiction when he became a bishop and was now under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See.
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