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Montreal Gazette
A Montreal priest is facing several charges related to sexual offences against minors police allege were committed between 1994 and 2011.
Brian Boucher, 56, has been charged with sexual assault, sexual touching, sexual interference and breaking and entering. The charges stem from three different cases, police said, and the alleged victims were all minors at the time they say the acts were committed.
Boucher was based in 10 different churches from 1985 to 2015, mostly found in Senneville, LaSalle, Dorval, Town of Mount Royal and downtown Montreal. According to Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant, Boucher was still working as a priest when he was arrested this week.
Boucher was first arrested on Jan. 12 but was released under strict conditions. He was arrested again on Wednesday after two more complaints surfaced about him. He appeared in Quebec Court on Thursday and was released after agreeing to follow several conditions, including not being around minors.
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