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  No Charges against Accused Priest

Associated Press, carried in KTVZ
October 5, 2007

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=7172558

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a girl in Portland will NOT face criminal charges.

Multnomah County deputy district attorney Charlene Woods says evidence contradicted the girl's claims.

The Reverend Joseph Hoang will remain on administrative leave while the Portland Archdiocese completes an internal review. The attorney for the 40-year-old priest says her client wants to return to his Tillamook parish.

The girl's family has filed a civil suit against the archdiocese. It seeks more than $6 million.

 
 

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