A nun with 87 Charges Related to Sexual Child Abuse Won't be Named
Friday, January 13, 2012
An application by the State to prevent the naming of a criminal has been granted to a Catholic nun. This criminal is facing 87 charges relating to sexual abuse of children.
Prosecution counsel Dara Foynes made the application at Sligo Circuit Court, where the nun appeared yesterday. Judge Tony Hunt granted it. He has also banned publication of the name of the county where case had been moved from for hearing.
Earlier, the court had heard that the case was moved to Sligo at the request of the nun's legal team.
"There are 87 counts in relation to offences of a certain nature," said Ms Foynes.
Judge Hunt remanded the nun on continuing bail to appear at the same court on March 6.





