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	Ex-priest Found Guilty of Child Rape By Mike Bulda WWLP February 10, 2011 http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/berkshire/Ex-priest-found-guilty-of-child-rape A Berkshire County Superior Court jury has found former Roman Catholic priest Gary Mercure guilty of raping two boys. According to a news release sent to 22News from the Berkshire District Attorney's office, the jury deliberated about two hours over a two day period before returning the verdict against 62 year old Mercure. Jury deliberations were delayed for a time yesterday after a juror was dismissed for sending a Twitter message. Mercure was found guilty on two counts of rape of a child:with force, and one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Prosecutors said Mercure raped the boys in the Berkshires in the 1980s while a priest in the Diocese of Albany, New York. Mercure was permanently removed from the ministry in 2008. Berkshire County D.A. spokesperson Fred Lantz told 22News Mercure faces a maximum of "life in prison." He is being held without bail pending sentencing next Wednesday.
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