NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish News
Brendan Hughes
01 March, 2016
THE PSNI is making inquiries about video footage of a Catholic priest apparently snorting cocaine in a room with Nazi memorabilia at his Co Down parochial house.
Fr Stephen Crossan can be seen sniffing a white substance through a bank note during a night of drinking at the house beside St Patrick’s Church, Banbridge.
The 37-year-old places a cigarette in an ashtray and seems to say “I shouldn’t” before snorting the powder off a plate, The Sun on Sunday reported.
In a statement yesterday, Bishop of Dromore John McAreavey said Fr Crossan has taken an “extended leave of absence”.
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