Retired Bellingham Priest Arraigned On Sex-Abuse Charges
Worchester, Massachusetts --
A retired Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing 18 altar boys at a Bellingham church was ordered held Monday on $100,000 bail.
The Rev. Paul Desilets was arraigned in Worcester Superior Court. He appeared by videoconference from the county jail.
Desilets, 81, appeared frail and said nothing during the brief proceeding. His lawyer entered not guilty pleas to a 32-count indictment.
District Attorney John Conte said at least nine of the men who were allegedly victimized between 1978 and 1984 are agreeable to a possible plea deal that would include some prison time for Desilets. Conte said the alleged victims are feeling some closure now that the retired priest is back in the country.
Read the article at NBC 10 NEWS Dated April 25, 2005
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A retired Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing 18 altar boys at a Bellingham church was ordered held Monday on $100,000 bail.
The Rev. Paul Desilets was arraigned in Worcester Superior Court. He appeared by videoconference from the county jail.
Desilets, 81, appeared frail and said nothing during the brief proceeding. His lawyer entered not guilty pleas to a 32-count indictment.
District Attorney John Conte said at least nine of the men who were allegedly victimized between 1978 and 1984 are agreeable to a possible plea deal that would include some prison time for Desilets. Conte said the alleged victims are feeling some closure now that the retired priest is back in the country.
Read the article at NBC 10 NEWS Dated April 25, 2005
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