Catholic priest molested children
A priest is facing jail for molesting children more than 40 years ago.
Father John Benedict Corrigan, who worked at St Cuthbert's, in Seaham, from October 1979 to June 1989, was extradited from Ireland to face charges of child abuse.
The specific allegations date back to the 1960s and 1970s.
Shortly after his extradition in October last year he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court and admitted seven charges of indecent assault between 1967 and 1972.
The charges related to three boys who were aged between eight and 13. None is understood to relate to children in the Seaham area.
It was after the case was in the public spotlight last year a fourth victim came forward and told police she had also been abused by the clergyman.
As a result, the 71-year-old admitted a further charge indecently assault from the same time period, when the girl was 14.
The full article contains 154 words and appears in Sunderland Echo newspaper.
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Last Updated:
13 May 2008 9:49 AM
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Source:
Sunderland Echo
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Location:
Sunderland
