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Sunday, March 20, 2005

Man suing church over sex abuse

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom --

Father Clonan died in Australia while on the run from police

A 34-year-old man became mentally ill after a catalogue of 'horrendous' abuse at the hands of his parish priest in Coventry, the High Court has been told.

The man, known as 'A', is suing the Archbishop of Birmingham in his role as head of the Church in the area.

A's barrister said Father Christopher Clonan sexually abused his client for 10 years when the priest worked at Christ the King Church in Coundon.

Fr Clonan died in Australia in 1998 while on the run from British police.

Read the article at BBC NEWS dated 15 March, 2005
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