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The Canadian Press
Published Sunday, March 9, 2014

MANNING, Alta. — A Catholic priest in northwestern Alberta has been charged in the sexual assault of a minor.

RCMP say Abraham Azhakathu, 59, of Manning, Alberta, was arrested Friday and faces charges of sexual assault and sexual interference.

Police say the alleged assaults occurred in 2013 and were reported by the minor to RCMP in Manning.
They say Azhakathu was a priest practising in the Manning area during that time.

Police are not releasing the alleged victim’s age or sex in order to protect the person’s identity.