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Catholic Priest Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Assault Charges on Minor

By Jessica Hill
Cape Cod Times
January 11, 2021

https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/01/11/catholic-priest-pleads-not-guilty-rape-assault-charges-barnstable/6620843002/

BARNSTABLE — The Catholic priest charged with multiple counts of rape pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday during his arraignment in Barnstable Superior Court.

Mark Hession was arraigned on charges including two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery on a child less than 14 and one count of intimidation of a witness. He was released after posting $2,500 cash bail.



Judge Mark Gildea also ordered that Hession’s passport be taken away and that he stay away from the complainant. Hession is due to reappear in court for a pretrial conference on Feb. 24.

Hession, who delivered the homily at the funeral for U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 2009, was accused of assaulting a child under 14 with the “intent to commit rape and did commit rape upon such person” on multiple occasions between 2005 and 2008 in Barnstable County, according to redacted indictments.

 

 

 

 

 




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