Priest living in South Bend jailed as Ireland seeks extradition

Source: South Bend Tribune

Priest living in South Bend jailed as Ireland seeks extradition

By KEVIN ALLEN
Tribune Staff Writer

A Catholic priest living in South Bend is facing possible extradition to Ireland on charges of child sex abuse.

The Rev. Francis Markey, 81, is accused of raping a 15-year-old boy on two occasions in 1968, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court.

The Irish government has requested that U.S. officials send Markey back to his home country for trial.

U.S. marshals arrested him around 5 p.m. Monday while he was standing on the front porch of his home on Miller Court, said Pamela Mozdzierz, an agency spokeswoman.

Markey was arrested without incident and placed in the St. Joseph County Jail, she said.

Mozdzierz said she does not know why Markey lives in South Bend, how long he has been here or if he lives alone.

Representatives of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and the University of Notre Dame said Tuesday that Markey was not affiliated with either of those organizations.


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Sounds like a typical day for the Catholic Church. :sarcasm: