The panel will resume deliberations early Thursday, after three days of testimony in the case of a former Boston clergyman accused of molesting boys in Maine decades ago.
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Second accuser testifies his Boston-area parish priest abused him for years in Maine
Keith Townsend, now 44, says Ronald Paquin plied him with alcohol and assaulted him repeatedly during trips to a Kennebunkport campground in the 1980s.
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As trial of ex-priest opens, former altar boy says defendant befriended him, then abused him
The initial witness to testify against Ronald Paquin says the sexual contact occurred in the 1980s at multiple locations, including a motel and campground in Kennebunkport.
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TV station’s probe of abuse cases adds to scrutiny of former Maine bishop
WKBW in Buffalo reports on how Richard Malone, now the bishop in western New York, dealt with two priests while overseeing the Diocese of Portland.
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Ex-priest who went to jail in Boston abuse scandal now set to stand trial in Maine
A jury is selected in the trial of Ronald Paquin, who is accused of abusing two boys during trips to Kennebunk during the 1980s.
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U.S. prosecutors instruct U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, clergy to preserve records on sexual abuse
Investigators expand their inquiry into predatory behavior beyond Pennsylvania dioceses.
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Washington, D.C.’s archbishop is out amid scandals over his handling of sexual abuse claims
A Vatican statement Friday said Pope Francis had accepted Wuerl’s resignation but named no replacement.
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Ex-priest, Cheverus teacher goes to prison for sexually assaulting Freeport boy
The 30-year-old man who was abused decades ago by James Talbot faced the former priest in court and recalled the ‘pure terror’ of going to church.
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Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges
James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.
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Nuns in longtime Portland monastery moving out of Maine
The last 2 sisters at the Monastery of the Precious Blood on State Street will relocate next month to their religious order’s monastery in Manchester, N.H.