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Archbishop resigns in sex scandal

BENIN, Nigeria, June 1 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of an Irish archbishop accused of molesting a Nigerian woman when she was a teenager, church officials said.

Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, 61, admitted to having a relationship , but denies the female (who is now 20) was only 14 at the time, Radio France Internationale reported.

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An investigation by the Catholic Church in Benin indicated Burke had an inappropriate relationship with the female while serving in Nigeria.

Radio France says an apology from the archbishop calling his conduct "inappropriate, irresponsible and repeatedly sinful" was published in a Catholic newspaper in Ireland.

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