IRELAND
Irish Times
Conor Lally
Sun, Sep 6, 2015
A former priest regarded as one of the most notorious cleric child sex abusers of his generation, William Carney, has died in prison.
Fr Bill Carney, as he was known, was found dead in his cell on Saturday at the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise, Co Laois.
He had been extradited from the UK two years ago and was on remand awaiting trial in relation to 34 historical sexual assaults.
The Irish Times understands the 65-year-old was suffering from a cardiac condition and that foul play is not suspected.
The report of Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, published in 2009, said he was one of the most serious sexual abusers it had reviewed.
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