Eugene Greene Explained

Eugene Greene was a Catholic priest in the Raphoe diocese of the County Donegal, Ireland.[1] In 1999, he was arrested for abusing 26 boys between 1965 and 1992.[2] [3] In 2000, Greene was sentenced to 12 years in prison, of which he only served nine. He was released in 2008.[4]

Career

From 1965 to 1975, he served with the Kiltegan Fathers in Nigeria.[1] [5] After returning to Ireland in 1965,[1] he was a curate in Gweedore.[5] Following this, he served in Killybegs, Lettermacaward, Gortahork, Glenties, Kilmacrennan and Annagry.[5] In Gortahork, he sexually abused 16 boys between 1976 and 1981.[1]

In December 1997, Greene went to the Irish police to report that he was being blackmailed by a man he had previously abused.[6] After investigating Greene's claims, the police laid charges on Greene for past sexual abuse of young boys.[6] [7]

In April 2000, he pled guilty to a set of forty sample charges issued by government prosecutors for abusing 26 boys between 1965 and 1982. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison.[8] He was released in 2008 after serving nine years.[9] [10]

Greene died at the end of 2018.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Fr Eugene Greene: jailed in 2000. .
  2. Web site: BBC News - 85 priests were accused of abuse - Catholic Church reviews . Bbc.co.uk . 2011-11-30 . 2013-03-07.
  3. Web site: Before Pope Francis' visit, Ireland rages at abuse within Catholic Church - The Star. . 24 August 2018 .
  4. News: Pope to Visit Ireland, Where Scars of Sex Abuse Are 'Worse Than the I.R.A.'. . 24 August 2018 . Freytas-Tamura . Kimiko de .
  5. Book: Martin Ridge. Gerard Cunningham. Breaking the Silence: One Man's Quest to Find the Truth About One of the Most Horrific Series of Sex Abuse Cases in Ireland. 1 April 2008. Gill Books. 978-0-7171-6345-8. 29–.
  6. Web site: Notorious paedophile priest was caught out by his own arrogance - Independent.ie. 11 August 2011 .
  7. Web site: Pedophile priest so cocky he went to police when threatened by victim. 12 August 2011.
  8. Web site: Retired priest sentenced to twelve years for abuse. . 6 April 2000.
  9. News: Fr Eugene Greene: jailed in 2000. .
  10. Web site: Ireland's shadowlands: Kim Haughton's haunting journey to sites of sexual abuse. Sean. O'Hagan. 21 June 2015. the Guardian.
  11. News: Paedophile former priest Eugene Greene dies . 5 March 2019 . Donegal News.

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