DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Montreal Gazette
By The Associated Press
July 17, 2012
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A judge in the Dominican Republic has ruled there is enough evidence for authorities to hold a Roman Catholic priest while they investigate allegations that he raped a 15-year-old girl.
A police statement Tuesday says officers arrested Alberto Zacarias Cordero Liriano after the girl’s mother accused the priest of repeatedly raping the teenager.
Hundreds of parishioners and several priests protested in front of the Justice Department building to show their support for Zacarias.
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