Priest Faces More Sex Charges

By Maria Calabrese
North Bay Nugget
October 9, 2012

http://www.nugget.ca/2012/10/09/priest-faces-more-sex-charges

The interior of the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption in North Bay.

NORTH BAY - A Roman Catholic priest faces more charges of historical sexual abuse while serving at a North Bay church, court heard Tuesday.

John Edward Sullivan, 87, remains in hospital in Montreal where he lives, and did not have to appear for his latest court date.

Sullivan is accused of sexually abusing a boy dating back to 1958 and during various times until 1979 while he was an ordained priest at the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption.

Sullivan was arrested in June in Montreal on a North Bay warrant for gross indecency following an investigation into a complaint of historical child sexual abuse.

An Ottawa man who learned about the investigation has come forward with similar allegations, said North Bay Police Service Det-Const. Peter Brunette.

Sullivan remains free on bail. His next court date is Dec. 11.

Contact: maria.calabrese@sunmedia.ca