Yvon Arsenault is already in prison for molesting 9 boys in the 1970s
Posted: Oct 19, 2017 12:18 PM AT Last Updated: Oct 19, 2017 12:18 PM AT
Yvon Arsenault, in a picture from February 2017, before he was incarcerated for molesting nine boys between 1971 and 1980, while serving as a catholic priest. (CBC)
Arsenault was sent to prison last year after admitting to molesting nine boys in the 1970s. Since then, a 10th man has come forward with allegations.
Former priest Yvon Arsenault, already serving four years behind bars for molesting boys, could be tried in the new year on a new allegation of sexual indecency
Arsenault is now accused of indecently assaulting a male in Shediac between January 1970 and December 1973.
Arsenault has pleaded not guilty.
A preliminary inquiry was held today in Moncton court, and a judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to send the case to trial. Testimony from the hearing is covered by a publication ban.
A date for the trial will be chosen in the coming weeks.
Arsenault and the Moncton Archdiocese are also facing civil lawsuits related to his sex crimes.