27/05/2003

Priest faces two indecent assault charges

An Armagh priest has appeared in court today charged with two charges of indecent assault.

The charges against Father Michael Gerard McQuillian, 42, relate to incidents between March and October 1990.

McQuillian released on police bail, pending a further hearing on 8 July.

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