The Rev. Patrick Francis Magee, the 63 year old pastor of a Catholic church in Bay Head, New Jersey, was arrested while on vacation in Ireland. Authorities in Ireland arrested the pastor on charges he sexually abused a child more than 30 years ago. He was charged with "committing an act of gross indecency on or towards a child" sometime between 1965 and 1969. He appeared in court on New Year's Eve and was ordered to surrender his passport and report to police twice a week. He has another hearing scheduled for February 25. Magee will face the Diocesan Review Board when he returns to the United States. Diocese of Trenton spokesman Steven Emery said a recent two-year review of Diocese of Trenton documents going back 50 years found no allegations of misconduct involving Magee.
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