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Father Tony McSweeney in court over child sex abuse allegations | Father Tony McSweeney in court over child sex abuse allegations |
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A Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing children has appeared in court with the ex-manager of the London home where the assaults allegedly happened. | A Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing children has appeared in court with the ex-manager of the London home where the assaults allegedly happened. |
Father Tony McSweeney, 66, of Pease Pottage, West Sussex, and John Stingemore, 71, of St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, were arrested in February. | Father Tony McSweeney, 66, of Pease Pottage, West Sussex, and John Stingemore, 71, of St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, were arrested in February. |
Seven youngsters were allegedly abused at Grafton Close Children's Home in Hanworth in the 1970s and 1980s. | |
The case will be heard next at Southwark Crown Court on 18 September. | The case will be heard next at Southwark Crown Court on 18 September. |
Both men were bailed by Westminster Magistrates' Court and told not to contact each other or have unsupervised access to children under the age of 16. | Both men were bailed by Westminster Magistrates' Court and told not to contact each other or have unsupervised access to children under the age of 16. |
Fr McSweeney was also ordered not to go online over the next fortnight. | Fr McSweeney was also ordered not to go online over the next fortnight. |
He faces three counts of indecent assault and three of making indecent images of a child, as well as taking and possessing indecent images of a child. | He faces three counts of indecent assault and three of making indecent images of a child, as well as taking and possessing indecent images of a child. |
Mr Stingemore is accused of eight counts of indecent assault and two of taking indecent images of a child, along with plotting with others to commit a serious sexual offence. | Mr Stingemore is accused of eight counts of indecent assault and two of taking indecent images of a child, along with plotting with others to commit a serious sexual offence. |
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