CANADA
News 1130
The Canadian Press January 20, 2014
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The lawyer for a former Arctic priest facing dozens of sex abuse charges against Inuit children is asking for 10 counts to be dropped.
The Crown has agreed to drop three of the charges against Eric Dejaeger, mainly because the alleged victims wouldn’t testify.
Judge Robert Kilpatrick is to hear arguments on the remaining seven charges later today.
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