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Fr John Anthony Clohosey. A Roman Catholic priest has been cleared of raping a woman in 1986 following a trial. Retired John Anthony Clohosey, 72, who presided over churches across the North-East, denied one charge of rape, and said what happened between him and the woman was consensual. During the six-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court, he said he wanted to have sex with the woman and that they kissed and cuddled but it went no further. The complainant had told jurors she was raped by the priest on her bed after he repeatedly asked her for sex, which she refused. His accuser, who c...

A Roman Catholic priest has been cleared of raping a woman in 1986 following a trial. Retired John Anthony Clohosey, 72, who presided over churches across the North-East, denied one charge of rape, and said what happened between him and the woman was consensual. During the six-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court, he said he wanted to have sex with the woman and that they kissed and cuddled but it went no further. The complainant had told jurors she was raped by the priest on her bed after he repeatedly asked her for sex, which she refused. His accuser, who cannot be identified, in re...

The account of a sexual encounter put forward by a priest who is accused of rape was like a "strange, teenage boy's fantasy", a court heard. Retired John Anthony Clohosey, 72, who presided over churches across north-east England, denies raping a woman in 1986 and said what happened was consensual. He claims that he visited her and after he asked her several times to have sex with him, she said "I agree" and left to go into her bedroom. The Roman Catholic priest has previously told Newcastle Crown Court he waited several minutes then followed her into her room, where she was partially ...

A ROMAN Catholic priest has been cleared of raping a woman in 1986 following a trial.

Retired John Anthony Clohosey, 72, who presided over churches across north-east England, had denied one charge of rape A Roman Catholic priest has been cleared of raping a woman in 1986 after telling a jury they kissed and cuddled but didn't have sex.    Retired John Anthony Clohosey, 72, who presided over churches across north-east England, denied one charge of rape, and said what happened between him and the woman was consensual. During the six-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court, the North Yorkshire man, from Filey, told detectives they kissed and cuddled in her bedroom but did not have ...