Police in Derry have this evening charged a Donegal-based priest with attempted sexual communication with a child.
The 58-year-old is due to appear before a special sitting of Derry Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court.
“As is usual procedure, the charge will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service,” a PSNI spokesperson said.
The arrest follows an incident involving ‘paedophile hunters’ outside a Derry hotel yesterday afternoon.
A video of the incident has been circulating widely on social media on which various allegations are put to the priest about his alleged sexual activity.
At one stage, the priest staggers back against a wall and asks those putting the allegations to him to stop.
A spokesperson for the Derry Diocese said they are aware of the incident.
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