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Amarillo Globe-News
By RUSSELL ANGLIN
russell.anglin@amarillo.com
A jury trial for a former Tulia priest accused of indecency with a child has been postponed, Swisher County Clerk Brenda Hudson said Tuesday.
John Anthony Salazar’s trial originally was scheduled for Tuesday when a judge set ground rules for the case, the Associated Press reported in June.
Rod Hobson, Salazar’s attorney, requested a change of venue for the trial, saying in court documents that Salazar, who was 57 when the charge was filed, cannot obtain a fair trial in Tulia due to extensive local and national publicity, AGN Media files show. The alleged abuse involved a 12-year-old boy and began in 1997.
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