BELFAST (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Irish News
Nine priests have died by suicide after false claims of abuse, says cleric who was also wrongly accused
September 29, 2017
By John Monaghan
Nine priests who were wrongly accused of abuse have died by suicide, a cleric who was the subject of false accusations has claimed.
Fr Tim Hazelwood, a priest in the parish priest of Killeagh in Co Cork, was falsely accused of the sexual abuse of a child in 2008.
An anonymous complaint was made about him to the Diocese of Cloyne and forwarded to the Health and Safety Executive and Gardaí.
Fr Hazelwood, who is in his 50s, took a civil case in the High Court in Dublin.
Last year his accuser admitted making up the complaint and made a donation to charity.
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