Irish priest could face extradition on rape charge
13/11/2009 - 15:10:00The lawyer for an 81-year-old Roman Catholic priest who faces possible extradition to Ireland said the clergyman moved to the South Bend area of Indiana in 1990 to take a job counselling drug and alcohol abusers.
The Reverend Francis Markey was arrested this week at his South Bend home and faces possible extradition to Ireland on charges that he raped a teenage boy here in 1968.
Bob Truitt is a staff attorney with Federal Community Defenders and represents the priest. Mr Truitt said Markey moved to the area in 1990.
The Community Healing Centre in Niles, Michigan, said Markey worked there from 2001 until retiring in March.
The organisation’s CEO says the centre was not aware of the charges against Markey until his arrest was reported this week.
