VATICAN CITY
Saanich News
By Staff Writer – Saanich News
Published: October 09, 2012
The trial of a former priest charged with molesting minors will start next week if the case can move past a number of procedural hurdles.
Philip Jacobs, 62, appeared in Victoria Supreme Court this morning, charged with sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference of a person under 14 and touching a young person for a sexual purpose.
The charges involve three minors under the age of 14, with alleged incidents spanning September 1996 to June 2001, all within Saanich. Jacobs was arrested Aug. 4, 2010 and released on $25,000 bail.
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