CBC News [Canada]
May 2, 2007
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/05/02/dohey-jury.html
A Roman Catholic priest charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation has chosen to be tried by a Newfoundland Supreme Court judge and jury.
A lawyer for Wayne Dohey made that selection during a court appearance on Wednesday in Grand Bank.
A Burin Peninsula woman alleges Dohey, 44, sexually assaulted her when she was 14.
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| Wayne Dohey, shown in a 1997 image, has elected trial by judge and jury. Photo by The CBC |
The woman said the relationship continued until her early 20s. The RCMP said the incidents that led to the charges occurred between 1996 and 2000.
A preliminary inquiry is scheduled for Aug. 20, in Grand Bank.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's suspended Dohey in March, when he was charged. He had been working in Placentia.
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Archbishop Brendan O'Brien said in March that church officials were approached by the woman in 2001, although at the time she did not want to press charges.
O'Brien said that counselling was offered to both the woman and to Dohey.
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