NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
A priest who was acquitted in 2012 of sexual assault charges has resigned from ministry in the Diocese of Derry.
Fr Eugene Boland, a parish priest in Cappagh, County Tyrone, stepped aside four years ago while allegations were investigated.
He had resumed his duties just two weeks ago, after it was confirmed legal proceedings and church processes had been completed.
The priest’s resignation was announced in a statement issued by the Diocese.
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The statement said Fr Boland had offered his resignation and that a new parish priest would be appointed in “due course”.
Fr Boland, of Killyclogher Road in Omagh, was acquitted of indecently assaulting a teenage girl in June 2012 following an eight-day trial at Londonderry Crown Court.
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