CANADA
Ottawa Citizen
MEGHAN HURLEY
Father Joseph LeClair was released from jail earlier this month after serving almost two-thirds of his sentence for stealing from Sunday collections and church accounts at Blessed Sacrament Parish in the Glebe.
The convicted fraudster was granted a temporary absence by the Ontario Parole Board that began on Nov. 9 and ended Tuesday.
It means, LeClair was released from jail nine days early: He would have been released Tuesday after serving two-thirds of his sentence.
The parole board said in a decision that they granted LeClair a temporary absence for good behaviour from the Central East Region Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont.
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