Former New Mexico priest accused of child sex abuse awaits trail behind bars

Former New Mexico priest accused of child sex abuse awaits trail behind bars

September 25, 2018 / By Ian Hayden Parker

ASSOCIATED PRESS After announcing his support of legislation to change the statute of limitations on child sex abuse crimes, State Sen. Daylin Leach, a Montgomery County Democrat, facing camera, hugs Rep. Mark Rozzi, himself an abuse victim, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, Sept. 24. A proposal to give victims of child sexual abuse a two-year window to sue over allegations that would otherwise be too old to pursue was overwhelmingly approved by the state House on Monday, as supporters cheered from the gallery.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Cindy Leech, center, is greeted by Judy Deaven at the steps of the state Capitol at the conclusion of a march in support of legislation that would change the statute of limitations for child sex crimes, in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, Sept. 24. A proposal to give victims of child sexual abuse a two-year window to sue over allegations that would otherwise be too old to pursue was overwhelmingly approved by the state House on Monday, as supporters cheered from the gallery.

This 1989 file photo shows Father Arthur Perrault in Albuquerque, N.M. Perrault, who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse and once blamed his behavior on a cancer diagnosis which prosecutors say he didn’t have, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, Sept. 25. ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. >> A former New Mexico priest who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse will await trial behind bars, a federal […]

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ASSOCIATED PRESS After announcing his support of legislation to change the statute of limitations on child sex abuse crimes, State Sen. Daylin . . .

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