- Patrick Colleary
Patrick Colleary is an Irish
Roman Catholic priest accused of molesting a person under the age of 15 while pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic Church inTempe, Arizona .He was suspended in May 2002 after he admitted fathering a child with a Sharon Roy in 1978. Ms. Roy claims that the encounter was non-consensual. However, in a 1997 [http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1997/11/reed.html] article, Ms. Roy spoke of a consensual physical relationship with Colleary.
Colleary was jailed for a month later in 2002 after being accused of molesting another young man, but charges were dismissed under the statute of limitations.
He was indicted on a separate charge of molestation and another warrant was issued for his arrest in 2003. Colleary is currently living in
Ireland , and has foughtextradition back toArizona on the grounds thatUnited States prisons are inhumane. It has been recently revealed that a major reason for the resistance to the extradition is that the Irish judge is concerned specifically about Maricopa County SheriffJoe Arpaio and his methods of incarceration.Related links
* [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/articles/030616/16bishop.htm A bishop cops a plea, but for victims it's not nearly enough ("U.S. News and World Report", 16 Jun 03)]
ee also
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Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
*Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
*Crimen sollicitationis
*Pontifical Secret
*Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film)
*Sex Crimes and the Vatican (Panorama Documentary Episode)
*Ferns Report , on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns, Ireland
*Barbara Blaine founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
*Red Hot Catholic Love , "South Park" television episode
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