CANADA
CBC News
Former Moncton priest Yvon Arsenault has been sentenced to four years in prison after changing his plea to guilty in October on nine counts of molesting boys, dating back to the 1970s.
Arsenault, 74, of Aldouane covered his face with his hand after Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Zoël Dionne imposed sentence on Friday afternoon.
“I’m not here to promote religion,” the judge said, “but these people wanted a life of faith, and because of incidents, it became something sour.”
He commended Arsenault’s victims for having the courage to speak out and denounce the abuse.
The nine victims ranged in age from nine to 17 when the abuse occurred between 1971 and 1980 in Shediac and Collette, located in Northumberland County.
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