Former Priest Accused of Abusing Children Faces Being Extradited Back to Ireland

Daily Record
April 30, 2013

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Former priest Bill Carney

A FORMER priest accused of preying on children has been arrested.

Bill Carney, who ran a guesthouse in St Andrews, was in police custody last night and faces extradition to his native Ireland.

The 63-year-old, who left the church in Ireland in 1992, stands accused of abusing children while he was a priest.

He created a new life for himself with a wife in Fife and has also lived in Spain and the south of England.

Carney was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant in Warwickshire and faces a court appearance this week to decide whether he can be taken back to Ireland.

The warrant cited 34 allegations against him.

A source said last night: “He is due to appear in court under the terms of the European Arrest Warrant.

“He has the right to fight being sent to Ireland.”