Patrick Colleary is an
Irish Roman Catholic
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priest accused of molesting a person under the age of 15 while a priest at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in
Tempe, Arizona
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He was suspended in May 2002 after he admitted fathering a child with a woman named Sharon Roy in 1978. She claimed the encounter was non-consensual. However, in
1997 article Ms. Roy spoke of a consensual physical relationship with Colleary. In 2002 Colleary was jailed for a month after being accused of molesting a young man, but charges were dismissed under the
statute of limitations.
Colleary was indicted on a separate charge of molestation and another warrant was issued for his arrest in 2003. Colleary is currently living in
Ireland
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, and has fought
extradition back to
Arizona
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, primarily the basis of the controversy surrounding
Maricopa County Sheriff
Joe Arpaio. He has denied all charges.
Phoenix news report on Colleary controversy
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References
External links
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070929133246/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/articles/030616/16bishop.htm ''U.S. News & World Report'' coveragebr>''New York Times'' coverage of Colleary case
See also
* Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
* Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
*Sex Crimes and the Vatican
''Sex Crimes and the Vatican'' (2006) is a documentary film (39 min) presented by the BBC program ''Panorama''. It aired on 1 October 2006.
Allegations
''Sex Crimes and the Vatican'' was filmed for the BBC's '' Panorama'' documentary series. It ...
(Panorama Documentary Episode)
* Ferns Report, on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns
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(Ireland)
*Barbara Blaine
Barbara Ann Blaine (July 6, 1956 – September 24, 2017) was the founder in 1988 and president until February 2017 of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a national advocacy group in the United States for survivors of cleric ...
founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
Living people
20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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