Priest faces seven sex charges from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia parishes

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Cape Breton Post

CORNER BROOK, N.L. (CP) — Seven more sex-related charges have been filed against a 74-year-old Roman Catholic priest from western Newfoundland.

George Ansel Smith already faces 62 charges against him stemming from the time he served parishes in western Newfoundland.

The most recent charges laid Tuesday include counts of gross indecency, indecent assault and unlawful assault with intent to commit an indictable offence.

All of the charges involve young boys and date back as far as the late 1960s.

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