Priest, 80, charged with sex abuse

Alleged assaults date back 40 years

 Ottawa Citizen
July 12, 2010 7:44 PM
By Kristy Nease, The Ottawa Citizen  

OTTAWA-An 80-year-old Ottawa priest has been charged with three counts of indecent assault following a police investigation into alleged sexual assaults involving two teenage boys dating back 40 years.

The investigation, which began in March, examined a “series of inappropriate acts” between the Roman Catholic priest and two teenagers in Ottawa between 1970 and 1976, police said Monday.

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