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  New Charges for Fugitive Priest

Calgary Herald
January 25, 2011

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/charges+fugitive+priest/4160826/story.html

Crown prosecutors added three charges Monday to the list of allegations faced by fugitive Catholic priest Eric Dejaeger.

Dejaeger faces two new counts of indecent assault in connection with events alleged to have taken place in Nunavut between September 1978 and September 1980, and a charge of failing to appear for a June 1995 court date on six other indecent assault charges.

Dejaeger returned to Nunavut Jan. 20 to face justice for the first time since fleeing prosecution for child sex charges in 1995. He faces child sexual abuse charges dating back to his time as a missionary in Nunavut in the 1970s.

Crown lawyer Paul Bychok said more charges could emerge against Dejaeger, who was recently extradited from Belgium. Bychok said the new indecent assault charges were laid based on complaints that arose after Dejaeger's court appearance on Jan. 20.

 
 

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