The decision not to prosecute Father Chesney, but to ask the bishop to shift him, was a decision taken by the British authorities.

Being suspected does not necessarily mean a person is guilty, especially when there has never been any trial. For that matter, even where people have been tried, found guilty, and served many years in prison, this has not always meant that they are actually guilty - as has been demonstrated many times, and not only in the context of Northern Ireland.