FORMER Donegal priest, Eamonn Crossan, from Letterkenny, was sentenced yesterday for crimes committed against a minor. Crossan (73), a former priest of the Diocese of Raphoe, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court via Videolink yesterday, where a five-year sentence was imposed on him. In the wake of the sentencing, Monsignor Kevin Gillespie reiterated an apology on behalf of the […]
Former priest sentenced for sexual abuse of boy
A 73-year old former parish priest has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for the repeated sexual abuse of a young boy over a period of six years. Eamonn Crossan, a native of Letterkenny, pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse representative of a total of 52 counts. […]
‘Return to rot where you came from’ – survivor tells former Donegal priest Eamonn Crossan
A MAN who has survived child abuse inflicted by Eamonn Crossan has told the former priest to “return to rot where you came from” during a victim impact statement delivered at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Judge John Aylmer directed that a camera be repositioned in the court, yesterday morning, so that the victim, now in his […]
Former Donegal priest pleads guilty to sexual abuse charges
BISHOP of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian SJ has issued an apology after a former priest of the diocese today pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a child three decades ago. Eamonn Crossan, a former priest of the Diocese of Raphoe, pleaded guilty yesterday at Donegal Circuit Court of the sexual abuse of a minor in […]