Ex-priest Accused of Sex Crimes on Trial

CBC News
May 14, 2012

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/05/14/ns-albert-leblanc-trial.html

Albert LeBlanc is accused of abusing boys 40 years ago.Albert LeBlanc is accused of abusing boys 40 years ago. (Craig Paisley/CBC)

Albert LeBlanc's trial on 50 sex-related charges is set to begin today in Yarmouth.

The 82-year-old former Roman Catholic priest is accused of abusing several boys in the 1970s and 80s.

LeBlanc was a priest in the Yarmouth diocese from 1955 to 1973, when he resigned and left the priesthood, a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Halifax said last year.

LeBlanc subsequently worked as a probation officer.

RCMP said 40 charges relate to alleged crimes between 1970 and 1975 that involved three children between the ages of seven and 11 years old.

LeBlanc was later charged with 10 more offences.

The trial is expected to last a week.