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Retired priest sentenced to twelve years for abuse

The Bishop of Raphoe, Dr Philip Boyce, has apologised to the victims of retired priest, Fr Eugene Greene, who was today jailed on sex abuse charges. The 71-year-old retired priest, was sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty at Donegal Circuit Court to 40 sample charges of indecent assault, buggery and gross indecency out of a total of 108 charges. There were 26 victims most of them altar boys who served Mass with Fr Eugene Greene in County Donegal between 1965 and 1982.