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By Michael P. Rellahan, mrellahan@dailylocal.com, @ChescoCourtNews on Twitter
POSTED: 03/04/15
Philadelphia >> A federal judge on Wednesday agreed with the U.S. District Attorney’s office that a priest who had been assigned to parishes across the Delaware Valley should be held without bail pending a future trial on child pornography cases.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Stengel granted the government’s motion to hold defendant Mark Haynes in detention pending his trial. The prosecution had alleged that Haynes, even after his arrest in October on charges that he possessed and distributed child pornography, continued to seek out to connect with young girls.
The priest, who has been formally removed from his duties, had also molested at least three minor victims while he served as their pastor, the government claims.
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