ALASKA
Juneau Empire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FAIRBANKS — A former Fairbanks priest has pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to produce child pornography and attempting to coerce and entice a minor.
Clint Landry, 57, entered the plea on Friday The Fairbanks Daily News Miner reported.
Landry, dressed in a navy shirt and brown slacks, was subdued and spoke softly when he appeared in a courtroom in Fairbanks and spoke by video conference with a judge and prosecutor in a courtroom at the federal building in Anchorage.
A grand jury indicted Landry on Wednesday. Charging documents don’t specify the age of the victim or the specific actions that Landry is accused of committing on May 18 and 19. The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks placed him on leave that week.
Ronnie Rosenberg, director of human resources and legal coordinator for the diocese, said the juvenile identified only by initials in the indictment is not part of the Fairbanks church and is not a Fairbanks resident.
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