CANADA
CBC News
An 82-year-old Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to a 1978 sexual assault north of Saskatoon is going to jail.
Father Omer Desjardins assaulted his young victim when he served in the town of Marcelin.
Judge Byron Wright sentenced Desjardins to six months in jail, to be followed by one year of probation. He also submitted his name to the national sex offender registry.
Wright rejected a defense request for a sentence to be served in the community.
“In cases involving the abuse of children,” he said.
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