A Catholic Church investigation into a County Tyrone parish priest has been described as "inconclusive."
Fr. Martin McVeigh has been under investigation after indecent images were shown during a First Holy Communion presentation he was making during a meeting with parents three weeks ago.
The parents of children from St. Mary's Primary School in Pomeroy were attending the meeting when 16 images of men were displayed onto a screen from a memory stick the parish priest had inserted into a computer before the presentation.
The parents said Fr. McVeigh quickly removed the memory stick and left the room "flustered". One child was present at the time.
The priest said he had no knowledge of the offending imagery.
Fr. McVeigh remains parish priest but is taking a temporary leave of absence although he was in the parish this week.
On Friday, parents met representatives from the Archdiocese of Armagh.
Parents and parishioners were read a prepared statement which said that
Fr. McVeigh had been
exonerated.
They also heard that the PSNI had found no crime had been committed and that social services had informed them there were no child protection
issues.
However, many parishioners present were unhappy with the statement.
Shortly after the meeting an official statement was released to journalists which said the meeting had been "inconclusive," that another would be arranged and that the investigation was not yet complete.
In a statement, the Archdiocese of Armagh said Fr McVeigh, at his own request, has asked for temporary leave and his request had been agreed to.
After the initial First Holy Communion meeting one parishioner said: "He (Fr. McVeigh) was visibly shaken and flustered. He gave no explanation or apology to the group and bolted out of the room. The coordinator and the teachers then continued with the presentation.
"The meeting continued in his absence, however, the parents who viewed the pictures were horrified and distracted.
"Twenty minutes later he returned, he continued with the meeting and wrapped up by saying that the children get lots of money for their Holy Communion and should consider giving some of it to the church."
