Priest welcomed back to parish

A Catholic priest wrongly accused of raping a teenager in Kenya and fathering her child was today welcomed back home to his parish.

Father Kevin Reynolds received a standing ovation as he attended Mass in Saint Cuan’s Church, Ahascragh, Co Galway.

RTÉ this week apologised to the cleric, accepting allegations in its Prime Time Investigates programme entitled A Mission to Prey  - aired last May - were baseless and without any foundation.

Fr Kevin had been forced to stand down as parish priest and leave his Galway home while investigations were carried out.   More Read

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