CANADA
CBC News
Eric Dejaeger appeared in court in Iqaluit Monday morning and was arraigned on dozens of new charges, most of them related to accusations of sexual abuse in Igloolik, Nunavut, 30 years ago.
His lawyers told the court he wants to be tried by judge and jury and he has waived any preliminary hearing.
The 65-year-old Catholic missionary is now facing 74 charges stemming from the complaints of 39 alleged victims. The number of charges doubled in recent weeks.
The Crown wants to deal with all charges in one trial in Iqaluit.
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