Eugene Greene

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

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, of which he only served nine. He was released in 2008.[4]

Career

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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 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fr Eugene Greene: jailed in 2000". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "BBC News - 85 priests were accused of abuse - Catholic Church reviews". Bbc.co.uk. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Before Pope Francis' visit, Ireland rages at abuse within Catholic Church - The Star". Toronto Star. 24 August 2018.
  4. ^ Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko de (24 August 2018). "Pope to Visit Ireland, Where Scars of Sex Abuse Are 'Worse Than the I.R.A.'". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Notorious paedophile priest was caught out by his own arrogance - Independent.ie". 11 August 2011.
  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". RTÉ.ie. 6 April 2000.
  9. ^ "Fr Eugene Greene: jailed in 2000". The Irish Times.
  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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