98 Fm
October 12, 2011
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The High Court has set a date next month to hear a libel case brought against RTE by a priest who was wrongly accused of raping a woman and fathering her child.
The Broadcaster issued an unprecidented apology to Fr Kevin Reynolds last week, saying he was entirely innocent of the allegations made in the 'Prime Time Investigates' programme.
Fr Kevin Reynolds was back in his Galway Parish last Sunday, telling parishioners that RTE's apology had freed him from lies and baseless accusations.
The priest was reinstated after it was admitted that allegations made in a Prime Time Investigates programme on African missionaries, were false.
The apology came following the commencement of legal proceedings by the priest, who claimed a DNA test would prove his innocence.
The case has now been listed to be heard by a jury next month, it's understood that following RTE's apology, the only issue to be decided is any award of damages.
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