Defrocked Priest Goes on Trial for Sex Abuse in Balto.
Baltimore, Maryland -
Dontee Stokes' link to the Rev. Maurice Blackwell began early. It was Blackwell who baptized him as a baby and later made him an altar boy.
But Stokes says his relationship with Blackwell changed. He alleges that years of sexual abuse culminated with rape when he was 17, prompting him to shoot Blackwell in 2002 with a .357 Magnum handgun.
Now Blackwell faces trial after being charged with four counts of sexually abusing Stokes between 1989 and 1992. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Thursday.
On Wednesday, the defrocked priest spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting, describing Stokes as a mentally disturbed young man who made the allegations in hopes of getting money out of him and the Catholic Church.
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Dontee Stokes' link to the Rev. Maurice Blackwell began early. It was Blackwell who baptized him as a baby and later made him an altar boy.
But Stokes says his relationship with Blackwell changed. He alleges that years of sexual abuse culminated with rape when he was 17, prompting him to shoot Blackwell in 2002 with a .357 Magnum handgun.
Now Blackwell faces trial after being charged with four counts of sexually abusing Stokes between 1989 and 1992. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Thursday.
On Wednesday, the defrocked priest spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting, describing Stokes as a mentally disturbed young man who made the allegations in hopes of getting money out of him and the Catholic Church.
Read the article at WTOPNEWS.com
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