Former priest pleads not guilty in child sex case

LOUISIANA
San Antonio Express-News

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A former Lake Charles Catholic priest has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of child sex abuse.

The American Press reports (http://bit.ly/cseYHv ) 56-year-old Mark Broussard didn’t speak during a short hearing on Monday in which he was arraigned on two counts of aggravated rape; three counts of molestation of a juvenile; two counts of aggravated oral sexual battery; two counts of aggravated sexual battery; and one count of sexual battery.

His attorney, Tom Lorenzi, entered the plea on his behalf. Broussard is set to go to trial Feb. 4.

Broussard served at Our Lady Queen of Heaven from 1986 to 1988 and at St. Henry from 1988 to 1992. The abuse is alleged to have occurred at both churches. Broussard is accused of abusing three boys between 9 and 13 years old between 1986 and 1991.

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