NORTHERN IRELAND
Coleraine Times
A former priest who served in Coleraine for almost ten years has been cleared of sex abuse charges.
Peter Donnelly (71), from Drumaroad Hill in Castlewellan is a former priest of St Matthew’s Catholic Church, Belfast,
He Fwas found not guilty today (Wednesday) by a jury on the direction of the trial judge.
The jury had been sworn in at Belfast Crown Court to try him for allegedly abusing a girl in the church parochial house over a five year period.
Fr Donnelly was charged with six counts of indecent assault and a further count of gross indecency.
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