THE rector of Clonard Monastery has urged victims of historical abuse
to contact police after a man was convicted for sexually abusing an
altar boy at a Novena in the 1980s.
Martin Cassidy was placed on probation for three years on Monday for abusing the 14-year old in 1988 at the west Belfast novena. The court heard Cassidy, of Orchard Mews in Belfast, was volunteering at the church at the request of his brother, who at the time was a priest.
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Martin Cassidy was placed on probation for three years on Monday for abusing the 14-year old in 1988 at the west Belfast novena. The court heard Cassidy, of Orchard Mews in Belfast, was volunteering at the church at the request of his brother, who at the time was a priest.
http://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/01/18/news/belfast-altar-boy-abuse-case-appalling-says-clonard-priest-890249/