THE Armagh archdiocese has said it will now "conduct the church processes that are required" after a priest was acquitted of voyeurism.
A spokesman also said that Fr Aidan McCann "remains voluntarily stepped aside from all public ministry while this is ongoing".
It comes after the Co Armagh cleric was found not guilty in court on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old had been accused of voyeurism by spying on a woman in a changing room on March 28 last year.
She gave evidence that she had been in a changing cubicle in Rushmere Shopping Centre when she saw her curtain twitch a number of times, leading her to take a video of the incident on her mobile phone.
Fr McCann, with an address at the parochial house on Maddens Row in Keady, had always denied the single charge of voyeurism.
During cross examination from defence counsel Andrew Moriarity, the court heard there were a number of inconsistencies between her initial police statement and the evidence.
On Wednesday, District Judge Bernie Kelly said she had "not been satisfied to the criminal standard" and dismissed the charge.
Ordained in 2015, Fr McCann serves in the Armagh diocese. He stood down from his role after the allegation was made against him.
When asked by The Irish News if Fr McCann would be reinstated following his acquittal, a spokesman for Archdiocese said: "On 12th April 2022 Fr Aidan McCann sought leave of absence and voluntarily stepped aside from all public ministry pending the outcome of legal proceedings.
"Since those legal proceedings concluded yesterday with the acquittal of Fr McCann, the Archdiocese of Armagh will now conduct the Church processes which are required in such instances. Fr McCann remains voluntarily stepped aside from all public ministry while this is ongoing.
"We offer our prayers and support for all concerned."
