Dutch christian priest accused of sex abuse in Sri Lanka

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Bishop Ad van Luyn of Rotterdam has reported a Dutch priest to the police for alleged sexual abuse in Sri Lanka.


The priest has been suspended with immediate effect by the Rotterdam diocese, which contacted the police following questions raised by Radio Netherlands Worldwide and daily .

The priest, who was until today in charge of a church in the towns of Leidschendam and Voorburg on the outskirts of The Hague, is a regular visitor to Sri Lanka, where according to the diocese he was "active in the field of charity". The diocese said it was informed in 2009 about "alleged sexual abuse and alleged financial manipulations by this priest while in Sri Lanka". A diocese spokesman wrote an e-mail message to RNW saying that the diocese ordered "a preliminary investigation" but "so far its results proved unable to support the accusations".



Celibacy

Following questions by RNW and Bishop Van Luyn has taken additional steps. The priest is the fifth Roman Catholic clergyman who has been suspended because of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse. The Dutch embassy in Sri Lanka has said it does not know anything about this case.

Information which is in the hands of RNW and shows that the same priest was known to have sexual relations with boys as early as the 1990s. At the time he was serving as a priest in the then St Anthony parish in the city of Dordrecht. In 1995 he was reprimanded by Bishop Ad van Luyn because of his "lifestyle". Yet the man was promoted to the post of Dean of The Hague, where he remained for a couple of years. The diocese spokesman describes the priest's misdemeanor in Dordrecht as a case of "possibly not respecting the pledge to celibacy", rather than sexual abuse.


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[ryanf]

Bishop reports priest to police for suspected child abuse

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/04/bishop_reports_priest_to_polic.php

The bishop of Rotterdam Ad van Luyn has made a formal complaint to the police about a priest working in Leidschendam and Voorburg who may have been involved in sexually abusing children while working in Sri Lanka.
The bishop told the Telegraaf he had suspended the priest and brought in the police after completing a preliminary investigation himself.
Van Luyn has been a central figure in the unfolding scandal about child abuse with the Catholic church.
In March he said he had dealt with several abusive priests in the 1970s while has was head of the Salesian order but declined to say what action he had taken.

 

[gamiya]

Bishop reports priest to police for suspected child abuse

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/04/bishop_reports_priest_to_polic.php

The bishop of Rotterdam Ad van Luyn has made a formal complaint to the police about a priest working in Leidschendam and Voorburg who may have been involved in sexually abusing children while working in Sri Lanka.
The bishop told the Telegraaf he had suspended the priest and brought in the police after completing a preliminary investigation himself.
Van Luyn has been a central figure in the unfolding scandal about child abuse with the Catholic church.
In March he said he had dealt with several abusive priests in the 1970s while has was head of the Salesian order but declined to say what action he had taken.

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