LOUISIANA
San Antonio Express-News
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld former priest Mark Broussard’s bond in a writ released this week.
The 57-year-old Broussard is accused of molesting boys between 1986 and 1991 while a priest in Calcasieu Parish. He faces two counts of aggravated rape, one count of oral sexual battery, one count of aggravated oral sexual battery and one count of molestation of a juvenile. He was originally charged with 224 counts of child sexual abuse.
The American Press reports (http://bit.ly/cseYHv ) the 3rd Circuit’s rulings upheld the decision made by Judge David Ritchie.
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