30
October
BEGINNING HIS SENTENCE (His 2-year term delayed by cancer diagnosis, ex-priest starts serving after sex abuse confession)
Barry Ryan, a 58 year old suspended Catholic priest from Palm City, Florida, was arrested March 5, 2004, on a charge of first degree sodomy. He was hospitalized March 18 after allegedly being beaten by another inmate while showering. He has been in protective custody since arriving at the jail. Ryan is accused of giving and receiving oral sex with a 6 year old boy on multiple occasions during visits to Suffolk County. The abuse occurred in a private home between May and October 2003. Ryan was beaten by another