Oliver Francis O'Grady was born on 5 June 1945 and is an Irish laicized Catholic priest who molested and abused at least 25 children in California from 1973 onwards.
14 Facts About Oliver O'Grady
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Oliver O'Grady served as a priest at St Anne's Catholic Church in Lodi, California from 1971 to 1978.
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Oliver O'Grady later served at Church of the Presentation in Stockton, California, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Turlock, California, St Andrew's Parish in San Andreas, California, and St Anthony's Catholic Church in Hughson, California.
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Attorney Jeff Anderson said Oliver O'Grady repeatedly molested the Howards between 1978 and 1991, from age three to 13.
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Anderson claimed church officials knew that Oliver O'Grady had abused children as early as 1976 and 1984 but had done nothing.
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Oliver O'Grady was paroled from prison in 2000 after serving seven years, and went to Ireland after being deported from the United States.
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Oliver O'Grady confirmed that his bishop knew that there were claims that he had abused children in 1976 and before, and that the diocese responded by transferring him to another parish.
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The film ends by saying that Oliver O'Grady is free in Ireland, but that an American priest is making efforts to see that he and other abusers are monitored.
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In 2007 the Irish Examiner reported Oliver O'Grady's solicitor claiming Oliver O'Grady registered voluntarily with the local Gardai.
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In January 2012, Oliver O'Grady was sentenced to three years in prison in Ireland for possession of child pornography.
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In 2018, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan distributed a letter warning residents of the Waterford area alerting them of Oliver O'Grady's activities, noting that he is an "extremely dangerous paedophile" and "actively seeking victims in our midst".
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In October 2019, Oliver O'Grady was arrested in the Algarve area of Portugal.
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Oliver O'Grady was extradited from Portugal to Ireland and appeared before an Irish court in November 2019.
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Oliver O'Grady accepted the guilty verdict and was sentenced by the Waterford Circuit Court to 22 months in prison.