WAYNESVILLE (NC)
The Mountaineer
July 11, 2018
By Kyle Perrotti
A former priest currently being held at the Haywood County Detention Center has been charged with eight more felonies relating to the alleged sexual abuse of children.
Howard White, 76, was charged with the felonies Monday afternoon following an indictment by a Haywood County Grand Jury. According to court documents, the charges relate to two alleged victims, one who claims he was abused in 1984 and the other who claims he was abused in 2004.
Prior to his most recent indictment involving two more Haywood victims, White was facing charges of first-degree forcible sex offense, two counts of indecent liberties with a child, first-degree forcible rape, four counts second-degree forcible sex offense, and second-degree forcible rape.
With the latest round of indictments, he is facing five more counts of indecent liberties with a child, one more count of second-degree sex offense, and two more counts of second-degree forcible sex offense.
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