A court in East Timor has jailed a defrocked American priest for 12 years, his lawyer has said, after he was charged with sexually abusing more than a dozen girls over decades.
OECUSSE, East Timor (AP) — A defrocked American priest accused of sexually abusing orphaned and disadvantaged young girls under his care in East Timor was found guilty Tuesday and sentenced
DILI - A court in Timor-Leste jailed a defrocked American priest for 12 years on Tuesday (Dec 21), his lawyer said, after he was charged with sexually abusing more than a dozen girls over decades. The case was the first time that allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by a priest had gone to trial in the staunchly Catholic country. Richard.
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