First priest charged with concealing child sex crimes dies before trial
First priest charged with concealing child sex crimes dies before trial.
Strikeforce Georgiana Detective Sergeant Kristi Faber alleged the notorious paedophile priest sexually assaulted 31 boys after Father Brennan, a former principal of St Pius X, Adamstown, was first warned of the offences in 1978.
The boys included John Pirona, who committed suicide in July after leaving a letter saying he was in “too much pain” related to being a child sex victim.
Father Brennan, 74, died only six months after he was forced to retire as Toronto parish priest, and after making a statement recognising the “ongoing hurt” experienced by victims of the notorious priest who taught at the school.
In 2009, Father Brennan was convicted of making a false statement to police in which he denied receiving any reports about the teacher/priest, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
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