Catholic priest denies abuse charges

UNITED KINGDOM
Staffordshire Newsletter

A CATHOLIC priest accused of sexually abusing young boys in Staffordshire is set to go on trial today.

Alexander Bede Walsh – who has pleaded not guilty to 23 indecent assaults and two serious sexual assaults – will appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

The 57-year-old was arrested following a lengthy investigation by detectives and the Crown Prosecution Service into his work at a North Staffordshire church.

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