MISSOURI
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by Mark Slavit
A former Boonville priest charged with 8 felony counts, including sodomy and kidnapping, wants a bench trial.
An attorney representing Gerry Howard made that request before a Cooper County judge today.
The case will be set for trial sometime after the first of the year.
Howard worked as a priest at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville.
His victims said the sexual abuse happened between 1984 and 1987.
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