Eugene Greene

Father 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 and served nine years in of this sentence before being released in 2008.[4]

For the United States Navy Officer, see Eugene A. Greene.

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 of 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
  • Sexual abuse scandal in Raphoe diocese

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